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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. What does Tom do when Ginny leaves the house to attend a revival?
(a) He points a shotgun at her.
(b) He drives over to pick her up.
(c) He ties her to the bed.
(d) He changes the locks on the doors.

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

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

4. What is the name of the family which lives on the other side of the mountain?
(a) Miller.
(b) Schultz.
(c) Hall.
(d) Johnson.

5. How does Florrie react when Ginny confronts her about her relationship with Tom?
(a) She says Tom loves Florrie more.
(b) She says Ginny is still delusional.
(c) She says she merely endures Tom.
(d) She says she is not interested in Tom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tom do every night?

2. What does Lily wear to go to Ginny's house?

3. What does Florrie do every time that Lily speaks?

4. How many pages does the letter consist of?

5. What do Tom and Ginny do to work on repairing their marriage?

Short Essay Questions

1. Soon after the birth of Ginny's son, Muir, why does Tom get so angry when she invites the midwife's children to stay for awhile?

2. What sore spot exists between Ginny and Florrie and what is Lily's role in Chapter 10?

3. How does Ginny's view on the farm shift after spending time with Tom working in the fields?

4. What is the purpose of Chapter 10 regarding Ginny's feelings about Florrie?

5. What is the purpose of Ginny's letter to Locke?

6. What things are happening between Tom and Florrie that Ginny does not like?

7. On what topic is Florrie especially annoyed with Lily?

8. Explain what Tom does when Ginny refuses to stay home from the revival and what his motivations might have been.

9. What is the nature of the dream that Ginny has regarding Thurman Johnson?

10. Why are Tom's rants about taking care of people exposed to typhoid so ironic?

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