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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. From what disease has Ginny recently recovered?
(a) Bronchitis.
(b) Measles.
(c) Scarlet Fever.
(d) Pneumonia.

2. How long has it been since Ginny attended a revival?
(a) Five months.
(b) Two years.
(c) One year.
(d) Three months.

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

4. What does Ginny wet in the stream so she and Pa can breathe through it and get to safety?
(a) Her coat.
(b) Her crinoline.
(c) Her apron.
(d) Her dress.

5. What does Ginny hear one night as she and Tom make love?
(a) A fire engine siren.
(b) Her own voice speaking in tongues.
(c) The baby crying.
(d) Gunshots.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Tom store his money?

2. Where does Tom go after the fire?

3. With what has Moody become fascinated lately?

4. Which of the following do the women NOT argue about?

5. As Ginny works in the fields with Tom, she begins to understand __________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Ginny and Tom experience a "baptism of fire" when their land catches on fire?

2. What tragedy occurs when Ginny attends her first revival in a long time?

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

4. Why does Ginny feel as if she is fighting for her place in the family regarding Florrie's help?

5. Why do Florrie and Lily go to Ginny's house to help, and what do the two sisters think of Lily?

6. How does Ginny feels that she has shunned the way of the church by working with Tom

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

8. What does Ginny realize about the land as she, Pa and Tom walk around talking about it?

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

10. 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?

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