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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where had Fred told Rachel he was going to go to marry her?
(a) New York.
(b) Florida.
(c) California.
(d) West Virginia.

2. To what church do Rachel and Jackie belong?
(a) Methodist.
(b) Episcopalian.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Baptist.

3. Who is Rachel's mother?
(a) Fiona.
(b) Frances.
(c) Felicity.
(d) Flora.

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

5. Who had lived in Rachel and Jackie's house before them?
(a) A reporter.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A union organizer.

6. Why does everyone in her seventh grade class hate Jackie?
(a) Her father is in prison.
(b) She lives in a nice house.
(c) She gets good grades.
(d) She acts stuck up.

7. What animal does Dillon hit while driving home?
(a) A cat.
(b) A raccoon.
(c) A deer.
(d) A fox.

8. On which young man does Jackie have a crush?
(a) Tom Kolson.
(b) Tom Kavanaugh.
(c) Tom Kolwiecki.
(d) Tom Kerrigan.

9. What do the men trapped in the coal mine use to bang on the rocks to alert their rescuers?
(a) A rifle.
(b) A miner's hat.
(c) A shovel.
(d) A tin pan.

10. What does Rachel's boyfriend give her as a souvenir of the war?
(a) His medals.
(b) The skull of a Japanese soldier.
(c) His helmet.
(d) A hand grenade prototype.

11. What does Rachel want to become?
(a) A singer.
(b) A nurse.
(c) An actress.
(d) A teacher.

12. Which U.S. President does Rachel see on TV talking about poverty?
(a) President Carter.
(b) President Roosevelt.
(c) President Johnson.
(d) President Kennedy.

13. Who is shot in the head and will live brain damaged for the rest of her/his life?
(a) Jackie.
(b) Brenda.
(c) Dillon.
(d) Arthur Lee.

14. In what state does the story take place?
(a) West Virginia.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Alabama.
(d) North Carolina.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Tony not come to help Rachel when her transportation breaks down in the mountains?

2. Who does Rachel think is the father of her baby?

3. Who does Rachel refuse to marry?

4. People on Trace Mountain make their livings tending apple orchards and __________________.

5. Where do Rachel and Tommie work as army nurses?

(see the answer keys)

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