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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Roy's condition for allowing Edith and John to go out together?
(a) Edith had to take on more chores.
(b) Lyman must go with them.
(c) Roy had to accompany them on their dates.
(d) Edith and John had to be home before dark.

2. What does Sandy say is the reason Edith and Lyman never left the family farm?
(a) They never got married.
(b) They had no opportunities to do so.
(c) They couldn't afford to leave.
(d) They were devoted to the farm.

3. In Chapter 2, what did Hannah Roscoe offer to Ada?
(a) A bath.
(b) A used pot.
(c) A quilt.
(d) A jar of jam.

4. In what year did Leona and John get married?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1931.
(c) 1922.
(d) 1928.

5. What does Sandy correct the reporter about in Chapter 1?
(a) The pronunciation of a name.
(b) The time of day.
(c) The value of his property.
(d) The breed of his horse.

6. Who carried Roy's digits to town?
(a) Roy's son.
(b) Roy.
(c) John.
(d) Edith.

7. In which season did Edith and John begin dating?
(a) Spring.
(b) Winter.
(c) Summer.
(d) Autumn.

8. What was the name of the boy Ada gave birth to?
(a) Randall.
(b) Lyman.
(c) Donall.
(d) Alston.

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

10. What was Ada's dying wish?
(a) To be buried back home.
(b) For her husband to be a kinder man.
(c) For her children to go to college.
(d) To see the Grand Canyon.

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

12. Who did Roy refer to when he spoke about 'the kid'?
(a) John.
(b) His son.
(c) Edith.
(d) Sandy.

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

14. How did Edith feel when John proposed to her?
(a) Worried.
(b) Disappointed.
(c) Thrilled.
(d) Embarrassed.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following is not said to have been one of Edith's responsibilities?

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

4. In Chapter 3, what did the cutting machine get caught on?

5. What is the age difference between Edith and her brother?

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