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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Tom store his money?
(a) A safe.
(b) A cigar box.
(c) A hat box.
(d) A shoe box.

2. What does Ginny still see as a mission in her marriage?
(a) Have three girls and three boys.
(b) To establish college funds for the children.
(c) To have Tom become more demonstrative.
(d) Convert Tom to the Pentecostal religion.

3. What does Ginny ask of the person to whom she writes the letter?
(a) To borrow some money.
(b) Christmas candy recipes.
(c) To come for a visit.
(d) Memories of their mother.

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

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

6. Where was the item in #116 found?
(a) In a dresser drawer.
(b) In the refrigerator.
(c) In the glove compartment.
(d) Under a pile of Lily's clothes.

7. What does the doctor order Ginny to give to Tom?
(a) Cod liver oil.
(b) Chicken soup.
(c) Whiskey with honey.
(d) Hot tea.

8. What is ironic about Tom's protests about taking care of people who have typhoid?
(a) His father died from typhoid.
(b) Ginny will die from typhoid.
(c) His own child will die from typhoid.
(d) He will die from typhoid.

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

10. What is Pa unable to produce that would help his case in court?
(a) A bill of sale.
(b) The lawyer's retainer fee.
(c) A blueprint of the property.
(d) A deed to the property.

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

12. Why is Tom angry when he comes home from the fields one day?
(a) The tractor broke down again.
(b) Someone has been cutting timber on the outskirts of their land.
(c) Florrie was spreading rumors about her affair with Tom.
(d) Someone in town was talking about Ginny.

13. What does Ginny drink when she falls ill?
(a) Whiskey sweetened with sugar.
(b) Cold water.
(c) Hot chocolate.
(d) Hot tea sweetened with sugar.

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

15. How long does it take Ginny to write the letter?
(a) Over a week.
(b) Several hours.
(c) A month.
(d) A few minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many days does Ginny have a fever?

2. What is the name of Ginny's new baby in Chapter 11?

3. Who is the lawyer Ginny and Pa hire to legally establish the the boundary of their property?

4. What does Ginny hear one night as she and Tom make love?

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

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