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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. Why doesn't Jack recognize Andy?
(a) Andy's face is disfigured from the fire.
(b) He has gone blind.
(c) Because of old age and senility.
(d) He doesn't know Andy.

2. Who are the people who gather on Jack's farm in the Epilogue?
(a) Men and women from town.
(b) Only women from town.
(c) The men of Port William.
(d) Only family members.

3. When Mat watches the Pettits leave, what does he realize?
(a) They are so sad about Jack's death, but they don't know how to express it.
(b) They really do want Jack's farm.
(c) Clara really wants to be back in Port William.
(d) They will never return to Port William.

4. Who is Glad Pettit?
(a) Ruth's brother.
(b) Jack's cousin.
(c) Clara's husband.
(d) Jack's son with Rose.

5. Why is Mat annoyed on the day of the funeral?
(a) His wife is working on her car during the service.
(b) Andy comes home to tell everyone about college.
(c) The preacher doesn't do the simple service that was requested.
(d) Clara talks for too long.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jack's lawyer inform Jack's tenant when he arrives on the farm?

2. Who annoys Mat on the day of the funeral service?

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

4. In what way did Jack sacrifice for Clara?

5. What became obvious to Jack regarding his relationship with Clara after Ruth's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Andy do before he leaves Port William to go to college?

2. Who is Wheeler and why has he had to spend more time away from the farm than usual?

3. How did the townspeople feel about Rose McInnis and her husband?

4. What kind of funeral does Mat know Jack wanted to have?

5. What was Jack's relationship with his daughter Clara like?

6. Why is Mat annoyed with the preacher during Jack's funeral?

7. How did Jack first meet Rose McInnis?

8. What does Margaret Feltner tell Andy before he leaves?

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

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

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