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

2. What does Sandy note that the man who approaches him can't figure out?
(a) How to tie a knot.
(b) How to open a gate.
(c) How to ride a horse.
(d) How to turn on the lights.

3. Where is Sandy working at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) In a field.
(b) Inside a corral.
(c) In a barn.
(d) Inside a garage.

4. In which city did Lyman find a job after leaving the farm?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Cincinnati.
(c) New York.
(d) Chicago.

5. What did John want to do because Roy made Edith so miserable?
(a) Give Edith some money so she could run away.
(b) Elope with Edith.
(c) Kill Roy.
(d) Send Roy to an institution.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Edith spend the money Lyman sent her on?

2. What was Leona's surname?

3. After John's death, what did Sandy and Leona disagree about?

4. In Chapter 4, when Sandy talks about Edith crying, how many more times does he say she would cry in her lifetime?

5. How did Sandy feel about his mother's announcement in 1952?

(see the answer key)

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