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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is August's and Caleb's relationship like?
(a) They despise each other.
(b) It is romantic.
(c) They are like brothers.
(d) It is completely platonic.

2. What is one thing George loves to do that is unusual for a man of his time?
(a) Cook.
(b) Dance.
(c) Clean.
(d) Sing.

3. Who saves George from being hit by a racist man in Chapter 10?
(a) August.
(b) Caleb.
(c) One of Mildred's sons.
(d) Prentiss.

4. What does Landry see at the pond?
(a) Caleb and August having sex.
(b) A chicken.
(c) A bear.
(d) A rare bird.

5. In Chapter 3, what does Prentiss do for Landry at the very beginning of the chapter?
(a) Dance for him.
(b) Give him water.
(c) Massage his feet.
(d) Sing to him.

6. In Chapter 11, why does George ask Prentiss and Landry to leave?
(a) He is dying.
(b) He runs out of money to pay them.
(c) The work is not going well.
(d) He worries for their safety and his own family's safety.

7. Where do Prentiss and Landry sleep?
(a) The barn.
(b) The cellar.
(c) The Walker's own house.
(d) In a tent.

8. What do the Walkers drink every morning?
(a) Milk.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Tea.
(d) Coffee.

9. What war is just ending?
(a) The Civil War.
(b) The Vietnam War.
(c) WWII.
(d) WWI.

10. Where does Caleb say he has come from?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Maine.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) The Carolinas.

11. How much does George say he will pay Prentiss and Landry?
(a) Nothing.
(b) As much as any other men.
(c) Double what he would pay anyone else.
(d) Half as much as white men.

12. Whose idea is it for George to ask Caleb for help in the fields?
(a) Jane's.
(b) Isabelle's.
(c) Henry's.
(d) Mildred's.

13. Who tells George of his son's death?
(a) Michael.
(b) August.
(c) Ryan.
(d) Henry.

14. What is Landry attracted to in Chapter 2?
(a) A woman.
(b) A carriage.
(c) A pond.
(d) A movie house.

15. Who does George visit at the whorehouse regularly?
(a) Helen.
(b) Clementine.
(c) Jane.
(d) Lucinda.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the land where Prentiss and Landry used to work?

2. What state do the Walkers live in?

3. What does Mrs. Beddenfeld borrow from Isabelle?

4. What is Caleb worried about after Ted leaves?

5. In Chapter 6, what does Isabelle do after hearing about her son's death?

(see the answer keys)

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