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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. How old was John Roscoe when the Goodnoughs took residence near his home?

2. What was the name of the local tavern?

3. In what year was Sandy born?

4. What is Sandy's surname?

5. In Chapter 1, what lands on the reporter's shirt?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did John and Sandy take Lyman to the train station in Chapter 6?

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

5. How did Ada and Hannah become friends?

6. What does Sandy say was unique about how Lyman ran the Goodnoughs' farm?

7. Why does Sandy think Roy chose the plot of land that he did?

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

9. How is Roy Goodnough described in the first three chapters of the book?

10. How did Roy try to manipulate his daughter into refusing John's proposal?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of duty. Who does the protagonist feel dutiful towards, and why? Did Lyman feel dutiful towards anyone? How does Edith's sense of duty affect her path in life?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of understanding in the novel "The Tie That Binds." What are some examples of understanding in the novel? Why is understanding so important in regards to the themes of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the narrator of the novel, Sandy. What are his defining character traits? Is he a reliable narrator? Why or why not?

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