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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. How many children did Leona have with her first husband?
(a) None.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

2. In which city did Lyman find a job after leaving the farm?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Chicago.
(c) New York.
(d) Cincinnati.

3. In Chapter 1, what lands on the reporter's shirt?
(a) Cow manure.
(b) Bird droppings.
(c) A dead leaf.
(d) A fly.

4. What was Leona's surname?
(a) Barker Newcomb.
(b) Turner Newcomb.
(c) Fisher Newcomb.
(d) Quincy Newcomb.

5. In Chapter 2, what is Roy said to have hated?
(a) Depending on others.
(b) Hard work.
(c) The winter.
(d) Interfering neighbors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did John spend his nights doing after Edith refused his proposal?

2. What does the reporter ask Sandy in regards to the Goodnough fire?

3. What did Edith keep in her apron pocket?

4. In Chapter 4, what was Edith putting in the bowl into which Roy dropped something?

5. What is Sandy's surname?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why did Edith decide not to marry John?

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

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