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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About how many years ago did the events of the memory occur?
(a) 10 years ago.
(b) 1 year ago.
(c) 64 years ago.
(d) 5 years ago.

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

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

4. 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) Will brought on his situation himself.
(d) He would never respect Will because he is black.

5. What happens when Jack sees Mat in the store?
(a) Jack does not immediately acknowledge that Mat has arrived.
(b) Jack stops his conversation and gets up and hugs Mat.
(c) Jack joins in the conversation about farming.
(d) Jack introduces Mat to the man he is talking to.

Short Answer Questions

1. As he rests and recalls his stillborn son, what does Jack remember hoping about that event?

2. What happens after Will leaves?

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

4. Where is the Berlew's new house?

5. What occurs at the end of Jack memory at the beginning of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. As the book opens, what does Jack remember about mules as he stands on the porch listening to Mat call the cows?

2. What is Jack's relationship with Ben?

3. What are the two different views of Andy's upcoming departure for college?

4. What memory does Jack have about a day in church when he noticed someone new?

5. How did Jack end up getting to know the person he noticed during church, and what was their future relationship?

6. What is Jack's relationship with Nancy?

7. What was the relationship like between Jack and Will Wells?

8. What was Jack's family's participation in the Civil War, and how did they feel about the issues surrounding it?

9. What is the summary of Mat Feltner's conversation with with his wife about Jack coming to live with them?

10. What happened to Jack's horses and wagon during the storm that occured while he was in town trying to buy flour?

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