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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. In what month did John die?
(a) September.
(b) March.
(c) December.
(d) June.

2. What did Wilbur Cox do for a living?
(a) Wilbur was a farmer.
(b) Wilbur was a dentist.
(c) Wilbur ran a bar.
(d) Wilbur sold insurance.

3. What did Lyman say he missed most while he was away?
(a) The local weather.
(b) A dish that Edith made.
(c) His favorite horse.
(d) Seeing Edith.

4. What does Sandy say Lyman always dressed in after returning home?
(a) A winter coat.
(b) Construction boots.
(c) Slacks and a tie.
(d) A housecoat.

5. What gift did Lyman give Sandy in Chapter 9?
(a) A shoehorn.
(b) An ashtray.
(c) A snow globe.
(d) A pen.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Mavis decide it was time for her and Sandy to marry?

2. What did Twyla tell Sandy and Clevis one night after a party?

3. After Clevis left, which city did Sandy take Twyla to?

4. Who drove the car on the way home from the county fair?

5. What did Sandy note about Lyman's appearance when he returned home?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Edith and Sandy feel about Lyman's return in 1961?

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

3. What worried Sandy about Mavis' first pregnancy?

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

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

6. Who did John arrange to lease the Goodnough land, and why?

7. What 'joke' did Twyla tell Clevis and Sandy one night after a party?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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