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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 was the name of the bridge that marked where Sandy, Mavis, Edith, and Lyman got into a car accident?
(a) The Tiny Brook Bridge.
(b) Five Mile Bridge.
(c) The Red Covered Bridge.
(d) The Hold Bridge.

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

3. In which month did the Holt County Fair take place?
(a) July.
(b) August.
(c) June.
(d) April.

4. What did Wilbur do to make Sandy think he was weak?
(a) Wilbur often visited his doctor.
(b) Wilbur shook hands using two hands.
(c) Wilbur couldn't drink much.
(d) Wilbur sweated a lot.

5. What were John and Sandy doing when John died?
(a) Planting crops.
(b) Feeding the cows.
(c) Harvesting grain.
(d) Rounding up cattle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Wilbur Cox do for a living?

2. How old was Mavis during her first pregnancy?

3. How did Sandy raise money for Twyla?

4. Who leased the Goodnough land?

5. Why didn't John lease the Goodnough land?

Short Essay Questions

1. What story does Sandy tell about the Wellrights?

2. Why did Mavis and Edith insist on staying at the county fair later than planned?

3. What did Sandy fear would happen if Mavis held her baby?

4. What worried Sandy about Mavis' first pregnancy?

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

6. Why does Sandy say he is not proud of the decade that followed his mother's remarriage?

7. What did Edith tell Sandy she was looking forward to towards the end of Chapter 9?

8. What was Sandy's educational standing at the end of his fourth year of college?

9. Who were Clevis Stouffer and Twyla Thompson?

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

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