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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 Roy hate about harvest time?
(a) He and his children couldn't do it on their own.
(b) Harvest time meant winter was coming.
(c) The labor was back-breaking.
(d) It was when town was overrun with tourists.

2. What does Sandy say Edith never cried over?
(a) Spilled milk.
(b) Her father's death.
(c) Her life trapped on the farm.
(d) Her mother's death.

3. Who does Sandy say gave the reporter information for his story?
(a) The sheriff.
(b) The Goodnoughs.
(c) Sandy's wife.
(d) Sandy's mother.

4. Why did Edith refuse John's proposal?
(a) Edith didn't want to be trapped on a farm forever.
(b) Edith wanted to marry a wealthy man.
(c) Edith didn't love John.
(d) Edith knew her father needed her.

5. Who carried Roy's digits to town?
(a) Roy's son.
(b) John.
(c) Roy.
(d) Edith.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was John Roscoe when the Goodnoughs took residence near his home?

2. How many children did Leona have with her first husband?

3. What kind of company did Lyman find a job working at after leaving the farm?

4. When Roy and Ada first arrived at their land, where did Ada live?

5. What did Edith keep in her apron pocket?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Edith decide not to marry John?

2. Where did Lyman go after leaving Holt?

3. Why did John suspect that the barbed wire may be Roy's and not his own?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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