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

2. What time of the week did Jack take off from working?
(a) Saturday morning.
(b) Saturday night.
(c) Sunday night.
(d) Sunday morning.

3. What does Hannah do while her children eat at their destination?
(a) Helps to wash dishes.
(b) Goes to find Jack.
(c) Talks to Mat.
(d) Complains about her husband to Margaret.

4. As Chapter 3 begins, who does Jack think of?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Mat.
(c) Nancy.
(d) Ben.

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

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

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

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

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

10. Which of the following statements best describes the mules?
(a) He got the mules inexchange for land.
(b) The mules were given to him by his father.
(c) The mules were very inexpensive, and he was taking them off of a friend's hands.
(d) They were an expensive present to himself.

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

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

13. What were Jack's thoughts about Ben the first time that he met him?
(a) He didn't like him for the first few hours, but then eventually warmed up to him.
(b) He knew immediately that he would never like Ben.
(c) He wanted some time to get to know him.
(d) He felt safe and comfortable with Ben.

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

15. How does Jack feel about all of the reminiscing that he does?
(a) There is little he can do to stop the reminiscing at his age.
(b) He loves to remember the past because it makes him feel close to his family that has died.
(c) He has always done a lot of reminscing, so this is nothing new.
(d) It makes him angry.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is easy for Jack to remember?

3. Why was Ruth disappointed with Jack?

4. When did Jack buy his team of mules?

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

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