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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Eleven, Here We Leave Him to His Rest, Chapter Twelve, Wheeler, and Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Glad Pettit's occupation?
(a) Peddler.
(b) Farmer.
(c) Banker.
(d) Lawyer.

2. Why has Jack's lawyer been away from the country?
(a) He has been working as a legal advocate.
(b) His mother was dying.
(c) He decided he liked the city better than the country.
(d) He was trying to open a business in town.

3. What was unusual about Jack's memory of Rose McInnis even though he only saw her briefly?
(a) Jack remembers every detail of Rose's face.
(b) Jack remembers what she was wearing.
(c) Rose stayed in his mind.
(d) Rose told Jack her life story during that first encounter.

4. When the novel opens, where is Jack standing?
(a) On his porch.
(b) In his bedroom.
(c) In his living room.
(d) Next to his house.

5. What occurs at the end of Jack memory at the beginning of the book?
(a) He is brought back to the present with disappointment.
(b) He realizes that he is happy the past is behind him.
(c) He starts to cry.
(d) A friend he hasn't seen in 30 years arrives at his house.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the accident occur that changes Jack's feelings about Rose?

2. What does Jack sense as most of the people leave the dinner?

3. What is a horse breaker?

4. How is the meal prepared at the destination of Hannah and her children?

5. What object does Jack's lawyer see that has a picture of Jack's hero on it?

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