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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Jack's father die?

2. What are the names of Hannah Coulter's children?

3. Why did Jack get frustrated with Will?

4. What are Mat's feelings concerning Lightning Berlew?

5. What is Jack's state of mind when Mat arrives at the store?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Jack like when he was younger?

2. What is Jack's relationship with Hannah Coultner like?

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

4. How does Ruth feel about Jack?

5. Who is Hannah Coultner and what is her relationship to the Feltner family?

6. What happened to Jack's horses and wagon during the storm that occured while he was in town trying to buy flour?

7. When Mat finds Jack at Jasper Lathrope's store, what is the extent of the conversation Mat has with Jack?

8. What is a horse breaker and what is Jack's experience with it?

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

10. What was Jack's family's participation in the Civil War, and how did they feel about the issues surrounding it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jack reflects on his marriage with much regret. Write an essay that addresses the disappointment that Jack and Ruth had with each other. In what of Jack's character was Ruth disappointed, and in what aspect of Ruth's person was Jack disappointed? How does the character of Hannah Coultner give some clues as to how Jack wishes his disappointment with Ruth had been different?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that compares Clara with Ruth, her mother, and Jack, her father. How is she similar in personality to her parents and how is she different?

Essay Topic 3

Human beings all leave a legacy when they die, whether it is bad or good. Write an essay that describes the legacy Jack left. To whom was his legacy? Was it a lasting legacy? Was it a worthwhile legacy?

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