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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who are the brothers George comes across in Chapter 1?
(a) Joe and Prentiss.
(b) Franklin and Landry.
(c) Prentiss and Landry.
(d) Landry and Joe.

3. Why does Caleb join the army in the first place?
(a) Because his mother wanted him to.
(b) Because his father wanted him to.
(c) Because he needed the money.
(d) Because August joined.

4. What happens to Landry's and Prentiss's mother?
(a) She marries and moves away.
(b) She is sold.
(c) She does of an illness.
(d) She is killed.

5. What does George learn about the way his son died?
(a) He died in a car accident.
(b) He killed himself.
(c) He was a deserter.
(d) He died of cancer.

Short Answer Questions

1. How large is George Walker's land?

2. In Chapter 4, what does George say he has decided to keep?

3. What does Landry know about Prentiss?

4. What happened to Landry's jaw?

5. What do the Walkers drink every morning?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Landry have a great appreciation for?

2. Why does Landry stop speaking?

3. Why does Prentiss desperately want George to be quiet in the woods in Chapter 1?

4. Why are Prentiss and Landry in the woods on George's land?

5. Why is Caleb ashamed of his war service?

6. What did Landry once try to take from Isabelle's clothesline, and how does Isabelle respond?

7. What does Isabelle do when George tells her Caleb has died?

8. Why did Caleb sign up to serve in the war in the first place?

9. What has George not told his wife Isabelle in Chapter 1?

10. What does August tell Caleb about his impending marriage?

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