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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As he rests and recalls his stillborn son, what does Jack remember hoping about that event?
(a) That the baby wasn't really dead.
(b) That the doctor could cure the baby.
(c) That they would have more children.
(d) That it would improve his marital relationship.

2. When Mat goes to Lightning's house, what does he tell Lightning to do?
(a) Look through the papers of the business.
(b) Take the tractor and the wagon and help out some others.
(c) Find his wife and go into town.
(d) Go back to Mat's house and help out with Jack.

3. What does Jack remember about what occurred on the day after the mules arrived?
(a) One of the mules died.
(b) Jack and Ben went for a ride into town.
(c) Jack, Ben, and Mat went for a ride in the countryside.
(d) Ben and Mat got in a fight.

4. What does Mat's wife, Margaret, suggest to Mat regarding Jack?
(a) Jack should move in with them.
(b) His daughter should move in with Jack.
(c) Mat and Margaret should move in with Jack.
(d) Jack should move in with his daughter.

5. When did Jack's father die?
(a) Many years after Jack's mother died.
(b) One year to the day after Jacks mother died.
(c) Just days after Jack's mother died.
(d) Approximately two years after jacks mother died.

6. What would Jack do after his time off?
(a) Go to church.
(b) Go back to work again right away.
(c) Take produce to the market.
(d) Buy supplies for the week in town.

7. What is the name of the man who was renting the land adjacent Jack's farm?
(a) Mat Feltner.
(b) Robert Hayes.
(c) Sim McGrother.
(d) Will Wells.

8. After Jack returned home following his overhearing McGrother laughing about him, what does he find?
(a) Mat waiting to talk some sense into him.
(b) His animals loose.
(c) McGrother waiting to apologize.
(d) His barn on fire.

9. When did Jack buy his team of mules?
(a) Only five years ago.
(b) Long before he every had the family home.
(c) Shortly after he took possession of his family's home.
(d) Just after he got married.

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

11. What are the names of Hannah Coulter's children?
(a) Margaret and William.
(b) Hannah and Mattie.
(c) Mattie and Margaret.
(d) John and Sue.

12. What are Mat's feelings concerning Lightning Berlew?
(a) Lightning Berlew is one of Mat's best friends.
(b) Mat doesn't like Lightning Berlew.
(c) Lightning Berlew is the only friend Mat has ever had.
(d) Mat considers Lightning Berlew a good business man but not a friend.

13. What does everyone talk about during the group dinner?
(a) Jack's memories.
(b) The fight between Jack and Will.
(c) Hannah's marital woes.
(d) How everyone has been and what everyone is doing.

14. What invitation does Mat extend to Jack once in the store?
(a) Become his partner in business.
(b) Buy a piece of his land to add to the farm.
(c) Eat dinner with his family.
(d) Move in with he and Margaret.

15. After dinner, what do most of the men and women do?
(a) Drink whiskey.
(b) Go back to the fields to continue working.
(c) Go home and go to sleep.
(d) Go into town to a dance.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Jack reflects following his time at the store, what does he think will haunt him for the rest of his life?

2. After Mat extends his invitation to Jack, what does Jack do?

3. What is the name of Hannah Coulter's first husband?

4. Who visited Jack the day after he brought the mules home?

5. What happens after Will leaves?

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