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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Seven and Eight.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Sandy sell off some land in 1952?
(a) To pay off his gambling debts.
(b) To build a new barn.
(c) To pay for his wedding.
(d) To pay for a house for his mother.

2. How did Sandy feel about his mother's announcement in 1952?
(a) Angry.
(b) Devastated.
(c) Betrayed.
(d) Happy.

3. In Chapter 4, what did Roy go out to the barn to do?
(a) Stop Lyman from slaughtering a pig.
(b) Chop off his last finger.
(c) Kill himself.
(d) Confront John about proposing to Edith.

4. Before Sandy was born, what did Leona believe about herself?
(a) She would be a bad mother.
(b) She would have ugly children.
(c) She would only give birth to girls.
(d) She couldn't have children.

5. How much money did Sandy give to Twyla?
(a) One thousand dollars.
(b) Ten thousand dollars.
(c) Five thousand dollars.
(d) Fifteen thousand dollars.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Sandy graduate from high school?

2. What does Sandy note that the man who approaches him can't figure out?

3. In what month did John die?

4. Who was with Sandy as he buried his father?

5. Who did John meet outside the hardware store?

(see the answer key)

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