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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. When Roy and Ada first arrived at their land, where did Ada live?

2. In Chapter 3, what did Roy berate his son over?

3. What is Sandy's surname?

4. In Chapter 2, what did Hannah Roscoe offer to Ada?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Wenzel Gerdts tell John about Lyman?

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

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

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

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

7. What does Sandy say about the article that the Denver Post publishes?

8. How did Ada and Roy come to live in Colorado?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the relationship between Edith and her father, Roy; what conflicts did they face in their relationship? How did Roy treat Edith and how did she react to his behavior towards her?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the relationship between Edith and John. What did they feel for one another? Why were they unable to get married? How did this affect Edith? How did this affect John?

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