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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. What invitation does Mat extend to Jack once in the store?
(a) Move in with he and Margaret.
(b) Become his partner in business.
(c) Eat dinner with his family.
(d) Buy a piece of his land to add to the farm.

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

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. What occurs at the end of Jack memory at the beginning of the book?
(a) He realizes that he is happy the past is behind him.
(b) He starts to cry.
(c) He is brought back to the present with disappointment.
(d) A friend he hasn't seen in 30 years arrives at his house.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Jack returned home following his overhearing McGrother laughing about him, what does he find?

2. At the very start of the novel, to what is Jack listening?

3. Where does Hannah take her children?

4. What does Jack do after their daughter is born?

5. After dinner, what do most of the men and women do?

Short Essay Questions

1. After the dinner at the Feltner's house, what is the memory that Jack has about?

2. What happened when Jack went into the room right after Ruth gave birth to their son?

3. What happens when Jack is brought out of his memories and into the present?

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

5. What was Jack like when he was younger?

6. Why did Jack confront McGrother?

7. How would you best describe Jack's marriage?

8. What is Jack's relationship with Nancy?

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

10. How would Jack feel after his nights off?

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