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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Tom react when he learns that Ginny has fired Florrie?
(a) He says nothing.
(b) He moves out of the house.
(c) He brings Florrie back.
(d) He screams at her.

2. Where does Tom go after the fire?
(a) Florrie's house.
(b) The bedroom.
(c) The outhouse.
(d) A bar in town.

3. Why do Florrie and the woman in #109 go to Ginny's house?
(a) To make a quilt.
(b) To can peaches.
(c) To babysit her kids.
(d) To make strawberry jam.

4. What imaginary things does Moody think are hiding behind the barn?
(a) Wolves.
(b) Outlaws.
(c) Clowns.
(d) Giraffes.

5. What does Ginny pour on Tom's body to cool him?
(a) Lotion.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Water.

6. What does Tom forbid Ginny to do?
(a) Drink liquor.
(b) Attend a revival.
(c) Be out after dark.
(d) Get a job.

7. Which of the following do the women NOT argue about?
(a) Religion.
(b) Men.
(c) Politics.
(d) Their role as women.

8. What does Ginny give to Tom to drink to regain his strength?
(a) Eggs.
(b) Tea.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Chicken soup.

9. Lily tells a story about losing her ________________.
(a) umbrella.
(b) earrings.
(c) purse.
(d) hat.

10. What is the name of Ginny's new baby girl in Chapter 17?
(a) Gay.
(b) Fay.
(c) Kay.
(d) May.

11. Why does Tom plant surplus vegetables in the garden?
(a) To take to the soup kitchen.
(b) To can them.
(c) To give them to the preacher.
(d) To sell them.

12. What do Tom and Ginny do to work on repairing their marriage?
(a) Plan for another baby.
(b) Move into their own home.
(c) Go to marriage counseling.
(d) Working together in the fields.

13. As Ginny works in the fields with Tom, she begins to understand __________________.
(a) the importance of rotating crops.
(b) the importance of fertilizer.
(c) the importance of mulching.
(d) the importance of the farm to Tom.

14. What does Ginny remember about her mother?
(a) She had a beautiful singing voice.
(b) She baked wonderful pies.
(c) She was a midwife.
(d) She did not like the Pentecostal church.

15. What is Tom doing to try and put out the fire?
(a) Throws big rugs on it.
(b) Shovels sod onto it.
(c) Uses buckets of water from the stream.
(d) Uses a garden hose.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT something Ginny envies about Florrie?

2. What does Ginny wet in the stream so she and Pa can breathe through it and get to safety?

3. Which woman is considered to be very annoying by most people?

4. With what has Moody become fascinated lately?

5. Who is Ginny surprised to find in the bathroom with Tom as he is bathing?

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