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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 is the name of Ginny's new baby in Chapter 11?
(a) Max.
(b) Mason.
(c) Michael.
(d) Muir.
2. Why do Florrie and the woman in #109 go to Ginny's house?
(a) To babysit her kids.
(b) To can peaches.
(c) To make strawberry jam.
(d) To make a quilt.
3. Why is Tom angry when he comes home from the fields one day?
(a) The tractor broke down again.
(b) Someone in town was talking about Ginny.
(c) Someone has been cutting timber on the outskirts of their land.
(d) Florrie was spreading rumors about her affair with Tom.
4. What does Tom forbid Ginny to do?
(a) Get a job.
(b) Drink liquor.
(c) Attend a revival.
(d) Be out after dark.
5. What causes a series of knocking sounds in the house?
(a) Kids playing a prank.
(b) A demon spirit.
(c) Hail.
(d) A tree branch.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who starts shooting during a revival which Ginny attends?
2. To whom does Ginny write a letter in Chapter 15?
3. What does Ginny give to Tom to drink to regain his strength?
4. Why is Tom's reaction when Ginny invites the midwife's children to stay at the house?
5. Where does Tom go after the fire?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Ginny realize about the land as she, Pa and Tom walk around talking about it?
2. What is the purpose of Chapter 10 regarding Ginny's feelings about Florrie?
3. What is the nature of the dream that Ginny has regarding Thurman Johnson?
4. How is the blinding smoke a metaphor for Ginny and Tom's marriage?
5. Why are Tom's rants about taking care of people exposed to typhoid so ironic?
6. How do Ginny and Tom experience a "baptism of fire" when their land catches on fire?
7. Explain what Tom does when Ginny refuses to stay home from the revival and what his motivations might have been.
8. What is Tom's reaction when Ginny fires Florrie?
9. On what topic is Florrie especially annoyed with Lily?
10. What does Ginny reveal to Locke in the letter about their father and the hypocrisy in the family?
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