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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sandy say Lyman always dressed in after returning home?
(a) Construction boots.
(b) A housecoat.
(c) Slacks and a tie.
(d) A winter coat.

2. What injury did Edith get in the car accident?
(a) Edith dislocated a shoulder.
(b) Edith punctured a lung.
(c) Edith broke her arm.
(d) Edith had internal bleeding.

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

4. After Clevis left, which city did Sandy take Twyla to?
(a) Denver.
(b) Westminster.
(c) Colorado Springs.
(d) Fort Collins.

5. What does Sandy say Mavis dislikes about his personality?
(a) He is slow to understand.
(b) He is arrogant.
(c) He is too eager to help people.
(d) He is bullheaded.

6. What did John die of?
(a) A bee sting.
(b) A stroke.
(c) An asthma attack.
(d) A heart attack.

7. In which month did Roy die?
(a) January.
(b) October.
(c) April.
(d) July.

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

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

10. Where did Sandy go to college?
(a) Mesa State College.
(b) Fort Lewis.
(c) Colorado State.
(d) Fort Collins.

11. What did Edith hang on the wall after her father's death?
(a) Her mother's portrait.
(b) Newspaper clippings.
(c) Her postcards from Lyman.
(d) Paintings she had created.

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

13. How did Sandy raise money for Twyla?
(a) By borrowing from his mother.
(b) By selling his truck.
(c) By working at a bar.
(d) By selling land.

14. What does Mavis do for a living?
(a) Mavis is a hair dresser.
(b) Mavis is a teacher.
(c) Mavis is a nurse.
(d) Mavis is a bank teller.

15. Toward the end of Chapter 9, who did Mavis say she was worried about?
(a) Edith.
(b) Her baby.
(c) Sandy.
(d) Lyman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the bridge that marked where Sandy, Mavis, Edith, and Lyman got into a car accident?

2. How did Sandy feel when he saw Lyman again?

3. What did Wilbur Cox do for a living?

4. In what month did John die?

5. What did Sandy need to return to school to study in order to complete his degree?

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