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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Edith refuse John's proposal?

2. What does Sandy say is true of all farm families?

3. What does the reporter ask Sandy in regards to the Goodnough fire?

4. Why did Lyman ask John for a ride to town in Chapter 6?

5. Who did John meet outside the hardware store?

Short Essay Questions

1. On what condition did Roy allow John and Edith to date?

2. Why did John suspect that the barbed wire may be Roy's and not his own?

3. Why did Edith decide not to marry John?

4. What happened to Ada in 1914, and how did Roy seem to feel about it?

5. What accident occurred one day while the Goodnoughs and John were bringing in the harvest?

6. What does the reporter ask Sandy, which prompts Sandy to kick him off his land?

7. What happened after John and Roy had an argument that came to blows in Chapter 6?

8. How did Lyman stay in touch with Edith after leaving her behind on the farm?

9. What did the doctor do to help Roy, and what was the lasting effect of his accident?

10. What complaint did Roy make about John in Chapter 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the friendships in the novel. What examples of friendship are in the novel? How do these friendships help the protagonist overcome and deal with the issues she struggles with throughout the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the character Lyman. What are Lyman's defining character traits? What is his role or purpose in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of dependence in the novel "The Tie That Binds." Who depends on whom? How does this affect the characters who have others who are dependent on them? Discuss Lyman's and Roy's dependence on Edith. How does this affect Edith?

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