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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. When Roy and Ada first arrived at their land, where did Ada live?
(a) In a lean-to.
(b) With Hannah Roscoe.
(c) In a hotel.
(d) In a cabin.

2. After John's death, what did Sandy and Leona disagree about?
(a) Where he should be buried.
(b) Whether Sandy should go back to school.
(c) Whether or not to sell the farm.
(d) How to invest John's savings.

3. What does Sandy note about the photos of the Goodnough family?
(a) Ada never smiles.
(b) Ada seems to shrink.
(c) Ada is always absent.
(d) Ada often looks bruised.

4. In Chapter 1, what lands on the reporter's shirt?
(a) A fly.
(b) A dead leaf.
(c) Cow manure.
(d) Bird droppings.

5. What brand of automobile did Lyman favor?
(a) Buicks.
(b) Pontiacs.
(c) Chevrolets.
(d) Fords.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what did Roy berate his son over?

2. What is the man wearing who approaches Sandy in Chapter 1?

3. In Chapter 4, what did Roy go out to the barn to do?

4. What does Sandy say is the reason Edith and Lyman never left the family farm?

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

(see the answer key)

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