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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. Who are the people who gather on Jack's farm in the Epilogue?

2. How does Jack remember the years following Rose's absence?

3. What is the best description of Rose and Jack's interaction with one another?

4. After Ruth's death, what did Jack worry about?

5. What is Mat's wife always working on?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was the result of Jack's plans for Glad and Clara to take over the farm?

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

4. How did Jack first meet Rose McInnis?

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

6. What was Jack's relationship with Glad like?

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

8. What happened after Jack found Ruth struggling to breathe?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that explains how foreshadowing is used in the novel. When is foreshadowing used? Is foreshadowing used for a sole purpose, or for several different purposes in the novel? Did you notice foreshadowing as you were reading the novel the first time, or did you remember the elements of foreshadowing after you finished the novel? Be sure to give specific examples to support your analysis.

Essay Topic 2

Summarize the plot of the novel, focusing on the events occurring in the present as the author is writing. Then, summarize the plot of Jack's life using his recollections to guide you. Are the two of those plot summaries similar to one another? Do they parallel one another in any way?

Essay Topic 3

Of note in the novel is the emphasis that the author places on the slow death of the agrarian society in America post World War II. Write an essay that summarizes how Berry showed that agrarian society was dying out and being replaced by modern society. Give examples from the novel that show how Berry could have possibility felt about the issue as he wrote the novel.

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