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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Clevis?
(a) Lyman and Edith's cousin.
(b) Edith's gentleman friend.
(c) Sandy's farm hand.
(d) Sandy's neighbor.

2. What city was the gift from that Lyman gave Sandy?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Milwaukee.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Pittsburgh.

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

4. What were John and Sandy doing when John died?
(a) Feeding the cows.
(b) Rounding up cattle.
(c) Harvesting grain.
(d) Planting crops.

5. After Clevis left, which hotel did Sandy leave Twyla at?
(a) A Holiday Inn.
(b) A Howard Johnson's.
(c) A Days Inn.
(d) A Best Western.

6. What did Edith spend the money Lyman sent her on?
(a) A new automobile.
(b) Nothing - she saved it.
(c) Her father's funeral.
(d) Clothing.

7. Why did Sandy sell off some land in 1952?
(a) To build a new barn.
(b) To pay for his wedding.
(c) To pay off his gambling debts.
(d) To pay for a house for his mother.

8. What was Mavis' maiden name?
(a) Johnston.
(b) Pickett.
(c) Davis.
(d) Reynolds.

9. What did Twyla tell Sandy and Clevis one night after a party?
(a) That she was moving to Denver.
(b) That she was dying.
(c) That she killed a man.
(d) That she was pregnant.

10. What was Buster and Barry's surname?
(a) Wellington.
(b) Warton.
(c) Wellright.
(d) Wainwright.

11. What condition was Lyman in after the car accident?
(a) Perfectly fine.
(b) Dead.
(c) Dazed.
(d) Unconscious.

12. In which month did the Holt County Fair take place?
(a) June.
(b) August.
(c) April.
(d) July.

13. What did Wilbur Cox do for a living?
(a) Wilbur was a dentist.
(b) Wilbur was a farmer.
(c) Wilbur ran a bar.
(d) Wilbur sold insurance.

14. How did Sandy say he could ask Mavis' father for permission to marry?
(a) By sending a postcard.
(b) By writing a ransom letter.
(c) By sending a telegram.
(d) By calling him.

15. What gift did Lyman give Sandy in Chapter 9?
(a) A snow globe.
(b) An ashtray.
(c) A shoehorn.
(d) A pen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Edith hang on the wall after her father's death?

2. Who drove the car on the way home from the county fair?

3. What did Sandy note about Lyman's appearance when he returned home?

4. Where did Sandy, Mavis, Edith, and Lyman sometimes go for drinks and dancing?

5. How did Sandy feel about returning to college again after his fourth year?

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