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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 did Jack realize when he told Glad of his plans for the future?
(a) Glad had already found a way to take over the farm.
(b) Glad was an inept farmer.
(c) Clara wanted to stay and run the business.
(d) Glad and Clara would never live in Port William.

2. As Andy gets ready to leave, what does Margaret Feltner say to him?
(a) She tells him not to forget what he has learned in Port William.
(b) She tells him to forget everthing he has learned in Port William and to start over.
(c) Study hard.
(d) Find a good wife.

3. How did Jack's feelings toward Rose change after the accident?
(a) He decided to stop silencing his urges toward her.
(b) He felt it was time to stop gossiping about her.
(c) He felt like they could be friends even though he was still married.
(d) He felt it was time to become her friend instead of just doing business with her.

4. What made Clara not feel at home in Port William any more?
(a) Her parents died and the house she grew up in sold.
(b) New people who moved into Port William changed it drastically.
(c) The war changed her view of Port William.
(d) She went to college.

5. When Mat sees the coffin, what is his opinion of it?
(a) Just right.
(b) Not fancy enough.
(c) Too fancy.
(d) Wrong color.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whose ambitions was Clara trying to live up to?

2. Specifically, what do the people who gather to remember Jack recall about him?

3. When Mat finds that Jack is dead, what is his reaction?

4. What is one of the questions that Jack asks Andy?

5. What does Mat think Jacks wishes are for a funeral service?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened between Jack and Rose following Jack's decision that he made after the accident on the flooded road?

3. What significant event occurred in Jack's life after Rose's death?

4. What happens to Jack after he has to rent out the farm?

5. What was Ruth's reaction when she discovered her husband's infidelities?

6. What does Mat observe and realize after the preacher concludes his prayer during Jack's funeral?

7. What happens when Andy sees Jack right before he leaves?

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

9. Why does Wheeler go to Jack's farm?

10. After the dinner at Mat Feltner's house, what does Jack do?

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