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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. Where did Sandy, Mavis, Edith, and Lyman sometimes go for drinks and dancing?
(a) The American Legion.
(b) The Firehall Bar.
(c) The Holt Tavern.
(d) The Holt Hotel.

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

3. What did Edith hang on the wall after her father's death?
(a) Her mother's portrait.
(b) Paintings she had created.
(c) Newspaper clippings.
(d) Her postcards from Lyman.

4. What does Mavis do for a living?
(a) Mavis is a hair dresser.
(b) Mavis is a nurse.
(c) Mavis is a teacher.
(d) Mavis is a bank teller.

5. Who leased the Goodnough land?
(a) Charlie Best.
(b) Wenzel Gerdts.
(c) Jack Smythe.
(d) Bud Sealy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What game did Sandy, Mavis, Edith, and Lyman often play together?

2. How did Sandy say he could ask Mavis' father for permission to marry?

3. What did John die of?

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

5. What body part was either Buster or Barry missing?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. On the night of Lyman's return, what did he bring out from his suitcases?

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

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