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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which grade did Roy and Ada's children never get past?
(a) Seventh grade.
(b) Tenth grade.
(c) Fifth grade.
(d) Eighth grade.

2. How long was Ada in labor with her first child?
(a) Seventeen hours.
(b) One day.
(c) Two and a half days.
(d) Three days.

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

4. How did Roy feel about the fact that Ada was dying?
(a) Terrified.
(b) Happy.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Relieved.

5. What was the name of the local hardware store?
(a) Winchester's Hardware.
(b) Witmore's Hardware.
(c) Walton's Hardware.
(d) Wandorf's Hardware.

6. In Chapter 4, when Sandy talks about Edith crying, how many more times does he say she would cry in her lifetime?
(a) Two more times.
(b) One more time.
(c) Never again.
(d) Three more times.

7. How many children did Leona have with her first husband?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) None.
(d) Two.

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

9. What did John spend his nights doing after Edith refused his proposal?
(a) Fishing.
(b) Gambling.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Sitting at home with his mother.

10. How many years are said to have passed without anything of note happening to the Goodnoughs?
(a) Five years.
(b) Fifteen years.
(c) Twenty years.
(d) Ten years.

11. Why did Lyman ask John for a ride to town in Chapter 6?
(a) So Lyman could go drinking.
(b) So Lyman could shop for a new suit.
(c) So Lyman could call on the midwife.
(d) So Lyman could catch a train.

12. How old was John Roscoe when the Goodnoughs took residence near his home?
(a) Fifteen years old.
(b) Three years old.
(c) Six years old.
(d) Ten years old.

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

14. After Roy's accident, what did John send Roy's son to do?
(a) Get John's truck.
(b) Get a first aid kit.
(c) Find Roy's fingers.
(d) Call an ambulance.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Roy and Ada first arrived at their land, where did Ada live?

2. What does Sandy say is true of all farm families?

3. Where does the man who approaches Sandy in Chapter 1 say he is from?

4. In Chapter 2, what did Hannah Roscoe offer to Ada?

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

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