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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why do Landry and Prentiss come to the Walker house in Chapter 6?
(a) George mentioned stew and Landry wanted some.
(b) They are lost.
(c) They need protection from the police.
(d) They need more socks.

3. What is George looking for in the woods?
(a) A chicken.
(b) The beast.
(c) A specific herb.
(d) A solar eclipse.

4. Where does George live?
(a) Just outside of Old Ox.
(b) Henley.
(c) Charleston.
(d) Richardston.

5. Who does Caleb meet when he goes to visit his friend in town in Chapter 9?
(a) Wade Webler.
(b) Henry.
(c) John Smith.
(d) Richard.

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

7. How does August get out of the war?
(a) Fakes a leg injury.
(b) Comes home to care for his father.
(c) Has a real injury.
(d) Comes home to go to college.

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

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

10. What does George's wife say to the man trying to steal the items from her clothesline?
(a) He can have all their clothes.
(b) He can take the socks if he pays for them.
(c) She will call the cops.
(d) He can take only one sock.

11. Why does George refuse General Glass's request?
(a) He can not keep secrets.
(b) He does not have any money.
(c) He does not know how to cook.
(d) He hates Wade Webler.

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

14. Who is George's son?
(a) Landry.
(b) Prentiss.
(c) Caleb.
(d) August.

15. Who does George go to see for legal and financial affairs?
(a) Ezra.
(b) Richard.
(c) James.
(d) Henry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes home with Isabelle after she storms out of the party in Chapter 9?

2. Who does George remember fondly from his youth?

3. Which of George's neighbors used to own slaves?

4. Who comes back to the Walker house that shocks everyone in Chapter 7?

5. What war is just ending?

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