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

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

3. In Chapter 4, what was Edith putting in the bowl into which Roy dropped something?
(a) Beans.
(b) Radishes.
(c) Cut apples.
(d) Strawberries.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Leona's first husband die?

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

3. What brand of automobile did Lyman favor?

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

5. In Chapter 2, what did Hannah Roscoe offer to Ada?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Wenzel Gerdts tell John about Lyman?

3. Who approaches Sandy Roscoe at the beginning of the book, and why?

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

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

6. What did John see in the field as he and Sandy drove past the Goodnough farm in Chapter 6?

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

8. Where did Lyman go after leaving Holt?

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

10. Why did Edith decide not to marry John?

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