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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Rachel's father going to Norfolk?
(a) To visit relatives.
(b) To attend a funeral.
(c) To work in a shipyard.
(d) To go back to school.

2. Which U.S. President is killed while Dillon is in prison?
(a) President Roosevelt.
(b) President Johnson.
(c) President Kennedy.
(d) President Garfield.

3. What does Tony do with Jackie when he takes her to the Moose Club?
(a) Makes her wait in the car.
(b) Refuses to buy her any supper.
(c) Leaves her alone in a room with pool tables.
(d) Makes fun of her when she won't drink beer.

4. What is Dillon's last name?
(a) Fortman.
(b) Foureman.
(c) Franck.
(d) Freeman.

5. What is the name of the coal camp where Carrie stays with Flora?
(a) Jenkinjames.
(b) Jenkinjasper.
(c) Jenkinjustice.
(d) Jenkinjones.

6. In what town is Dillon's house located?
(a) Westfield.
(b) Wyandott.
(c) Waynesville.
(d) Winco.

7. With what disease is Rachel diagnosed?
(a) Diabetes.
(b) Rheumatic fever.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Cancer.

8. Where does Dillon get a job after his stint in the army?
(a) A newspaper office.
(b) A high school.
(c) The mines.
(d) An airplane plant.

9. What was Dillon's father's job before he died?
(a) A labor organizer.
(b) A construction worker.
(c) A mechanic.
(d) A farmer.

10. Who does Rachel begin to date after her relationship with Fred ends?
(a) Tony.
(b) Jack.
(c) Johnnie.
(d) Jimmy.

11. A TV crew wants to film a company donating _____________ to local schoolchildren.
(a) lunches.
(b) books.
(c) shoes.
(d) coats.

12. Where do Rachel and Tommie work as army nurses?
(a) The Phillippines.
(b) Paris.
(c) Washington D.C.
(d) London.

13. Who is Dillon's mother?
(a) Carla.
(b) Cammie.
(c) Carrie.
(d) Cathy.

14. What part of her body is broken when Rachel falls into the river?
(a) Her ankle.
(b) Her finger.
(c) Her arm.
(d) Her leg.

15. What does Dillon do with the skull given to her by Fred?
(a) He stores it in a box.
(b) He buries it.
(c) He throws it in the river.
(d) He burns it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jackie thinks the young man in #77 looks like ____________________.

2. What is the river that runs through the region where the story takes place?

3. Rachel's boyfriend's family is from which Southern city?

4. What is VISTA?

5. Whose house is blown up during the strike?

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