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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 that makes Ginny feel even worse about the state of their marriage?
(a) He goes drinking every night.
(b) He talks about her in front of the children.
(c) He ignores her.
(d) He talks to a lawyer about getting a divorce.

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

3. What is Tom doing to try and put out the fire?
(a) Shovels sod onto it.
(b) Uses buckets of water from the stream.
(c) Uses a garden hose.
(d) Throws big rugs on it.

4. What does Ginny give to Tom to drink to regain his strength?
(a) Eggs.
(b) Chicken soup.
(c) Tea.
(d) Whiskey.

5. What does Ginny accuse Florrie of doing?
(a) Talking about her behind her back.
(b) Putting too much bleach in the laundry.
(c) Taking money from the house.
(d) Trying to steal her husband.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is Ginny no longer interested in reconciling with Tom?

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

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

5. What causes a series of knocking sounds in the house?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Ginny reveal to Locke in the letter about their father and the hypocrisy in the family?

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

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

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

6. How is the blinding smoke a metaphor for Ginny and Tom's marriage?

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

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

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

10. To what does Ginny attribute the bright, white light when she is ill and having delusions?

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