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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 did Sandy say he could ask Mavis' father for permission to marry?
(a) By calling him.
(b) By sending a telegram.
(c) By sending a postcard.
(d) By writing a ransom letter.

2. What does Sandy say he wishes Mavis had?
(a) Distrust for strangers.
(b) An ear for music.
(c) A sense of humor.
(d) A sweet voice.

3. What did Mavis and Edith tease Lyman about at the fair?
(a) Choosing rodeo winners.
(b) Being scared of the rides.
(c) Dropping his popcorn on the ground.
(d) Wearing mismatched shoes.

4. How did Edith feel about Lyman's return home?
(a) Confused.
(b) Delighted.
(c) Relieved.
(d) Burdened.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Sandy graduate from high school?

2. What did John die of?

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

4. Why did Sandy sell off some land in 1952?

5. How did Sandy feel when he saw Lyman again?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who were Clevis Stouffer and Twyla Thompson?

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

3. What did Edith tell Lyman about the money she saved?

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

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

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

7. What worried Sandy about Mavis' first pregnancy?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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