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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. What invitation does Mat extend to Jack once in the store?

2. How old was jack when his mom died?

3. How did Jack meet his wife?

4. What was the climax of the frustration with Will?

5. What is the name of the man who was renting the land adjacent Jack's farm?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Jack's relationship with Ben?

3. How did Jack end up getting to know the person he noticed during church, and what was their future relationship?

4. What was the relationship like between Jack and Will Wells?

5. What happened between Jack and Will that caused Will to leave?

6. How does Jack feel about his memories?

7. What does Jack remember about being twenty-eight years old and being in charge of his family farm?

8. What memory does Jack have about a day in church when he noticed someone new?

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

10. What was Jack's relationship with his father like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that compares Jack and Andy. What do the two characters represent? How do their parallel stories prove the point of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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