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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the man wearing who approaches Sandy in Chapter 1?
(a) Yellow boots.
(b) Yellow pants.
(c) A yellow raincoat.
(d) A yellow bow tie.

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

3. What is the name of the doctor who treated Roy?
(a) Dr. Penner.
(b) Dr. Parker.
(c) Dr. Peters.
(d) Dr. Penfield.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Roy refer to when he spoke about 'the kid'?

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

3. What was Ada's dying wish?

4. What does Sandy correct the reporter about in Chapter 1?

5. Where is Sandy working at the beginning of Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Roy Goodnough described in the first three chapters of the book?

2. On what condition did Roy allow John and Edith to date?

3. Why did Edith decide not to marry John?

4. What did the doctor do to help Roy, and what was the lasting effect of his accident?

5. How did Lyman stay in touch with Edith after leaving her behind on the farm?

6. What accident occurred one day while the Goodnoughs and John were bringing in the harvest?

7. What happened to Ada in 1914, and how did Roy seem to feel about it?

8. How did Ada and Hannah become friends?

9. What does Sandy say was unique about how Lyman ran the Goodnoughs' farm?

10. Why did John and Sandy take Lyman to the train station in Chapter 6?

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