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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. Why didn't John lease the Goodnough land?
(a) Roy was offered more money by someone else.
(b) John didn't have enough money.
(c) John knew the land was useless for farming.
(d) Roy wouldn't allow it.

2. What city was the gift from that Lyman gave Sandy?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Milwaukee.
(d) Pittsburgh.

3. Toward the end of Chapter 9, what did Edith say she was looking forward to?
(a) Having Sandy's child come visit.
(b) Going on a trip with Lyman.
(c) The day at the fair.
(d) Going shopping with Mavis.

4. What did Mavis say Edith and Lyman looked like?
(a) Twins.
(b) An elderly couple.
(c) A newlywed couple.
(d) A couple of kids.

5. How did Sandy raise money for Twyla?
(a) By selling his truck.
(b) By borrowing from his mother.
(c) By selling land.
(d) By working at a bar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Edith hang on the wall after her father's death?

2. Where did Sandy go to college?

3. What did Edith say she and Lyman could do with the money she saved?

4. In what month did John die?

5. What did Sandy plan to see at the county fair?

Short Essay Questions

1. What worried Sandy about Mavis' first pregnancy?

2. When, where, and how did John die?

3. After John's death, what did Sandy and Leona argue about?

4. What did Mavis and Edith tease Lyman about at the county fair?

5. Why did Edith call on Sandy in October of 1952?

6. After Roy's death, what did Edith decorate her house with?

7. In spite of his objections, what did Sandy do for his mother when she decided to remarry?

8. What does Sandy say about his and Mavis' personalities?

9. What activities were Sandy, Mavis, Edith, and Lyman said to often do together?

10. What did Mavis say about Edith and Lyman while on the Ferris Wheel?

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