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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. Where was Rose's husband when Jack saw Rose after the time had elapsed following their first meeting?
(a) Dead.
(b) Missing and no one knows where he is.
(c) In another town running a new practice.
(d) Living with another woman.

2. What does Mat realize the Pettit's want?
(a) To amass wealth for as little effort as possible.
(b) To live a simple life.
(c) To get a divorce.
(d) To get out of the state altogether.

3. The day after the service, what does Mat do?
(a) Hangs out in town talking about Jack.
(b) Goes back to work.
(c) Cries all day.
(d) Drives home from Clara's house.

4. As Andy goes to say good-bye to Old Jack, in what state does Andy find Jack?
(a) As usual, lost in thought.
(b) Laughing hysterically at a memory.
(c) Clutching his chest.
(d) On the floor, crying.

5. To whom was Rose McInnis married?
(a) A farmer.
(b) Jack's brother.
(c) An old doctor.
(d) She was Mat Feltner's first wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Epilogue, in what month do the people gather on Jack's farm?

2. After Ben's death, how did Jack view Mat?

3. What is Jack's relationship with Clara?

4. What is the reason for Mat's reaction to Jack's death?

5. How does Jack remember the years following Rose's absence?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the result of Jack's plans for Glad and Clara to take over the farm?

2. What kind of things does Wheeler see that remind him of Jack?

3. How did people pay their respects to Jack at the Felter's house?

4. After Wheeler gives Elton the news about the farm, what does Wheeler do?

5. What does Andy begin thinking about as his conversation with Jack comes to a lull?

6. How does Mat feel about Jack's death?

7. After his accident on the flooded roadway, what had Jack decided to do?

8. What happens when Mat finds that Jack has not shown up for his normal routine?

9. What was Clara's life like after college?

10. How did Jack first meet Rose McInnis?

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