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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the reason for Mat's feelings toward Lightning Berlew?
(a) He is not hard working.
(b) Mat likes Lightning but not Lightning's wife because she is a crook.
(c) Lightning is the smartest man Mat knows.
(d) They have been through very difficult times together.

2. What was Jack's reputation?
(a) A reputation for immoral behavior.
(b) A cheerful, optimistic encourager.
(c) A grouchy, uncommunicative jerk.
(d) A man of excellent character.

3. How did Ruth feel about Jack doing all of the dirty tasks around the farm?
(a) She was ashamed because she couldn't help him.
(b) It disgusted her.
(c) It made her proud.
(d) She wished that their son would help him.

4. Where does Hannah take her children?
(a) To Nancy's house.
(b) To Mat's house.
(c) To Jack's house.
(d) To Will's house.

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

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

7. How old was jack when his mom died?
(a) Ten.
(b) A newborn.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Five.

8. At the very start of the novel, to what is Jack listening?
(a) His daughter cooking.
(b) His wife singning.
(c) Mat calling to his cows.
(d) Mat yelling at his son.

9. Who visited Jack the day after he brought the mules home?
(a) Ben, Nancy and Mat Felter.
(b) Ben Felter and Mat.
(c) Mat Felter.
(d) Nancy and Mat Felter.

10. As Jack reflects following his time at the store, what does he think will haunt him for the rest of his life?
(a) An old girlfriend.
(b) A bad heart.
(c) Anxiety.
(d) Regret.

11. Why did Jack work tirelessly on the farm?
(a) To make his father happy.
(b) To his wife happy.
(c) To get everything back into shape and to pay off his family's debts.
(d) Because the slaves left.

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

13. What does Jack sense as most of the people leave the dinner?
(a) That he is going to die soon.
(b) The dread in the air.
(c) His daughter is going to give him a lecture.
(d) It is going to rain.

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

15. How does Mat describe his relationship with Jack?
(a) Jack has not been a good friend to Mat.
(b) Jack and Mat were inseperable for a time.
(c) Jack has always been there for Mat when he needed him.
(d) Jack and Mat have always been competitive with one another.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ruth tell Jack after their daughter is born?

2. What is the reason for Jack's regret in the time following the stillborn birth of his son?

3. In Jack's memory of the mules, how old is Mat?

4. When Hannah transports her children, who greets them at their destination?

5. How did Jack's family feel about the Civil War?

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