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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 did John see when he ordered Sandy to stop the truck in Chapter 6?
(a) Edith driving a tractor.
(b) Roy shuffling down the road.
(c) A barn on fire.
(d) A cow giving birth in a field.

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

3. 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 catch a train.
(d) So Lyman could call on the midwife.

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

5. How many fingers did Roy lose in the cutting machine accident?
(a) Nine.
(b) Two.
(c) Seven.
(d) Five.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the man wearing who approaches Sandy in Chapter 1?

2. Who carried Roy's digits to town?

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

4. How did Edith feel when John proposed to her?

5. Which grade did Roy and Ada's children never get past?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Ada and Roy come to live in Colorado?

5. Why did Edith keep gum in her apron pockets?

6. How did Ada and Hannah become friends?

7. What does Sandy say about the article that the Denver Post publishes?

8. Who did John meet and marry after Edith refused his proposal?

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

10. How did Roy try to manipulate his daughter into refusing John's proposal?

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