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

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

3. What were Jack's wishes for burial?
(a) Cremation.
(b) An elaborate coffin.
(c) A coffin that is as simple as possible.
(d) To be buried next to Rose.

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

5. What does Jack's lawyer see as he lingers at Jacks place?
(a) Unmistakeable signs of Jack.
(b) Crops that are dying.
(c) Clara coming down the road.
(d) A tornado coming.

Short Answer Questions

1. After a time, what happened between Rose and Jack?

2. How do the people who gather remember Jack?

3. How does Jack feel about television?

4. What object does Jack's lawyer see that has a picture of Jack's hero on it?

5. What is significant about Rose McInnis?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What happens in Chapter Nine when Jack goes back to his room?

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