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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. After Roy's accident, what did John send Roy's son to do?
(a) Get John's truck.
(b) Get a first aid kit.
(c) Find Roy's fingers.
(d) Call an ambulance.

2. As a child, what did Sandy do with Edith?
(a) Played cards.
(b) His homework.
(c) Chores.
(d) Baked pies.

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

4. When Roy and Ada first arrived at their land, what was Roy's first order of business?
(a) To dig a well.
(b) To buy some livestock.
(c) To build a cabin.
(d) To plant the crops.

5. How long was Ada in labor with her first child?
(a) Seventeen hours.
(b) Two and a half days.
(c) One day.
(d) Three days.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many fingers did Roy lose in the cutting machine accident?

2. What does Sandy say is the reason Edith and Lyman never left the family farm?

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

4. In Chapter 4, when Sandy talks about Edith crying, how many more times does he say she would cry in her lifetime?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Edith decide not to marry John?

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

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

5. What complaint did Roy make about John in Chapter 3?

6. Why does Sandy think Roy chose the plot of land that he did?

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

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

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

10. What does the reporter ask Sandy, which prompts Sandy to kick him off his land?

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