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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. Why is Tom angry when he comes home from the fields one day?
(a) The tractor broke down again.
(b) Florrie was spreading rumors about her affair with Tom.
(c) Someone has been cutting timber on the outskirts of their land.
(d) Someone in town was talking about Ginny.

2. Where was the item in #116 found?
(a) Under a pile of Lily's clothes.
(b) In the refrigerator.
(c) In the glove compartment.
(d) In a dresser drawer.

3. 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 is not interested in Tom.
(d) She says she merely endures Tom.

4. To whom does Ginny write a letter in Chapter 15?
(a) Florrie.
(b) Joe.
(c) Locke.
(d) Lily.

5. What does Tom do every night?
(a) Reads to the children.
(b) Feeds the pigs.
(c) Counts his money.
(d) Milks the cows.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ginny still see as a mission in her marriage?

2. Where does Tom store his money?

3. How many pages does the letter consist of?

4. Florrie does not believe in ___________________.

5. What does Ginny say is the bright light she sees when she is sick and delusional?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

9. When does the demon spirit come to visit Ginny and what effect is it having on Tom now?

10. What is the content of the letter Locke has written to Ginny?

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