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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the traveling teacher with whom Ginny had a small romance?
(a) Mr. Simcox.
(b) Mr. Sillaman.
(c) Mr. Simmons.
(d) Mr. Stewart.

2. Which of the following is something that Tom likes to do?
(a) Hunting.
(b) Staying up late.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Reading.

3. What is Tom's reaction when Ginny talks in tongues and walks to the altar to face the congregation?
(a) Horrified.
(b) Confused.
(c) Loving.
(d) Compassionate.

4. What was notable about the man after he was rid of the demons?
(a) His eyes changed from green to brown.
(b) He could no longer speak or understand English.
(c) He looked like a very old man.
(d) He could not stop crying.

5. What does Ginny accuse Tom of being blinded by?
(a) Jealousy.
(b) Greed.
(c) Anger.
(d) Lust.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Ginny's second child?

2. What had Ginny served to Tom at the church picnic?

3. Which family in town has been hit hard by the typhoid that has been spreading?

4. What did Tom see a woman do at a Happyland Colony revival when he was a boy?

5. What does the person in #69 do after falling into the boiling substance?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Madame Sparrow's message for Ginny when she told her fortune?

2. What embarrassing thing does the traveling teacher, Mr. Simcox, do one night while courting Ginny and why does she question whether or not they would be a good match?

3. What does Tom accomplish on the farm, and why is Ginny fearful that Pa may resent his work?

4. What could be a very important reason from his childhood that prevents Tom from giving more than Ginny thinks he should?

5. Why does Pa want his children to experience a Pentecostal service, and what does the Baptist preacher say about people who attend these events?

6. Describe Tom's accident during molasses season.

7. What did the Indian doctor do for Ginny in an attempt to bring on her menstrual periods?

8. Describe how the Peace family members react to the spirit at the revival.

9. Describe Ginny and Tom's wedding night and why Ginny was puzzled about his behavior.

10. What was the Happyland Colony, and what bad memory does Tom have of it?

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