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

3. Why is Jack fond of Hannah?
(a) He sees something in her that he wishes he had in his life.
(b) She has a good head for business.
(c) He is attracted to her.
(d) She is very intelligent.

4. What is the best description of Jack's relationship with Will Wells?
(a) They spoke a lot about their personal lives to one another.
(b) Will liked Jack, but Jack did not like Will.
(c) They hated one another.
(d) They had an instinctual knowledge of what one another was doing.

5. What did Jack do during his time off?
(a) Listen to the radio.
(b) Read.
(c) Go to a dance or social gathering.
(d) Exercise.

6. What are Andy's plans?
(a) Andy is going to get married.
(b) Jack is going to sell Andy some land.
(c) He is going off to college.
(d) He is going to own the town store.

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

8. What is the reason for the support of some of the people regarding Andy's plans?
(a) They know he has no choice.
(b) They think he is very smart.
(c) His father supports his future plans.
(d) It is the way things are done in Port William.

9. What did Jack realize after the climax of the frustration with Will?
(a) Will was irresponsible and was never going to change.
(b) Will's situation was unfortunate.
(c) He would never respect Will because he is black.
(d) Will brought on his situation himself.

10. When his memory at the beginning of the book is over, where does Jack go?
(a) Nancy's house.
(b) Jasper Lathrope's store.
(c) Inside his house.
(d) Ben Felter's store.

11. How did Jack meet his wife?
(a) He met her at the town store.
(b) She was a friend of the family.
(c) He noticed her during church.
(d) She was at the market where he sold the farm produce.

12. Which phrase best describes the beginning of Jack's marriage to his wife?
(a) Match made in heaven.
(b) Founded on respect.
(c) Flawed from the start.
(d) Founded on love.

13. What does Jack do after their daughter is born?
(a) He completely moves out of the house.
(b) He begins sleeping in a separate room of the house.
(c) He buys more land.
(d) He ignores Ruth's wishes and continues to sleep with her.

14. What did Jack do to escape his domestic misery?
(a) Talked to his friends about how miserable he was.
(b) Talked to his wife to try to work things out.
(c) Threw himself into his work.
(d) Sold his land piece by piece to anyone who would buy it.

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