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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is the reason for Jack's regret in the time following the stillborn birth of his son?
(a) They didn't try to have another child after the death.
(b) He didn't spend more time with his other son.
(c) He wasn't there for the birth of the baby.
(d) He made no attempt to console his wife after the death of the baby.

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

7. How is the meal prepared at the destination of Hannah and her children?
(a) Slowly.
(b) Quickly.
(c) Over fire.
(d) Carelessly.

8. What is easy for Jack to remember?
(a) Business figures from decades ago.
(b) Present day business figures.
(c) Math facts from third grade.
(d) The statistical analysis of his business.

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

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

11. What was the climax of the frustration with Will?
(a) Jack shooting Will.
(b) A physical fight with Will punching Jack.
(c) Mat breaking up the fight between Will and Jack.
(d) Ruth breaking up the fight between Will and Jack.

12. What makes some people skeptical about Andy's future plans?
(a) They think that going to the city will make him lose his common sense.
(b) They think that he has a responsibility to stay and tend to the land.
(c) They don't think he should abandon his parents.
(d) They think college is a waste of time.

13. As Jack walks along after leaving the store, he recalls being a man of what age?
(a) 28.
(b) 18.
(c) 22.
(d) 5.

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

15. How did Jack's family feel about the Civil War?
(a) They had little stake in keeping slavery around, but fought to defend the South from the North.
(b) They were vehemently opposed to slavery.
(c) They wanted the South to win because they needed slaves to work their land.
(d) They believed strongly in the institution of slavery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What role did Ben play in Jack's life?

2. What does everyone talk about during the group dinner?

3. What happens when Jack sees Mat in the store?

4. What ended up drawing Ruth and Jack closer to one another?

5. After Will leaves, who does Jack hire?

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