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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Jack's wife doing after their son is born?
(a) Crying.
(b) Praying.
(c) Talking to her daughter.
(d) Pretending to sleep because Jack has come into the room.

5. Where is the Berlew's new house?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) Clevland.
(c) Port Williams.
(d) Cincinnati.

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

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

8. What does Jack do after the dinner in Chapter 5?
(a) He falls asleep at the table.
(b) He is taken home.
(c) He walks home.
(d) He helps do the dishes.

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

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

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

12. How old is Mat Felter as he watches Jack staring wistfully on his porch?
(a) 25.
(b) 40.
(c) 51.
(d) 69.

13. What ended up drawing Ruth and Jack closer to one another?
(a) The minister at the church helped them to talk through their problems.
(b) He started drawing up new plans to expand the farm.
(c) Mat helped them to talk with one another about their problems.
(d) They had another baby.

14. What does Mat find when he returns home from the Berlew's house?
(a) Margaret is on the porch with Jack.
(b) Jack is still on the porch.
(c) Jack is no longer on the porch.
(d) Nancy is on the porch with Jack.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mat's wife, Margaret, suggest to Mat regarding Jack?

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

3. What happened to Hannah Coulter's first husband?

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

5. What does Jack sense as most of the people leave the dinner?

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