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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Leona's first husband die?
(a) He was in an automobile accident.
(b) He hung himself.
(c) He had cancer.
(d) He drowned.

2. Which of the following is not said to have been one of Edith's responsibilities?
(a) Shearing the sheep.
(b) Milking.
(c) Bringing in wood.
(d) Gardening.

3. What did John see when he ordered Sandy to stop the truck in Chapter 6?
(a) A cow giving birth in a field.
(b) A barn on fire.
(c) Edith driving a tractor.
(d) Roy shuffling down the road.

4. In Chapter 3, what did the cutting machine get caught on?
(a) A fence.
(b) A pile of rocks.
(c) A tree stump.
(d) Barbed wire.

5. What were Roy's hands said to look like after the cutting machine accident?
(a) Hamburger.
(b) Bloody cheese.
(c) Intestine.
(d) Leather.

6. What does the reporter take from his back pocket in Chapter 1?
(a) A spiral notebook.
(b) A set of keys.
(c) A photograph.
(d) His wallet.

7. Why did Edith say John wouldn't sunburn?
(a) He came up with a sun-blocking cream.
(b) He stayed out of the sun.
(c) He had Indian heritage.
(d) He always wore a long-sleeve shirt.

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

9. In what year did Ada become ill?
(a) 1921.
(b) 1908.
(c) 1917.
(d) 1914.

10. What was the name of the local tavern?
(a) The Big Hill Tavern.
(b) Crabtree Tavern.
(c) The Holt Tavern.
(d) McNally's Tavern.

11. Who did John meet outside the hardware store?
(a) Bud Sealy.
(b) Wenzel Gerdts.
(c) Roy.
(d) Edith.

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

13. What did Edith keep in her apron pocket?
(a) Bubble gum.
(b) Playing cards.
(c) A comb.
(d) A pencil.

14. What is Roy thought to have seen fliers advertising?
(a) Free cattle for farmers.
(b) The chance to homestead in Colorado.
(c) Films about cowboys in the Wild West.
(d) Holiday resorts in the mountains.

15. What event occurred in 1941?
(a) Edith gave birth.
(b) The Roscoe barn burned down.
(c) Pearl Harbor was bombed.
(d) Oil was found on the Goodnough property.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did John want to do because Roy made Edith so miserable?

2. Why did Edith refuse John's proposal?

3. In Chapter 2, what is Roy said to have hated?

4. What was Leona's surname?

5. In what year was Sandy born?

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