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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. Who has threatened to bring criminal charges against Tom if he doesn't shut down his VISTA activities?
(a) Rachel.
(b) Dillon.
(c) Sim.
(d) Arthur Lee.

2. Hassel tells Jackie that __________________ is coming to support the strike.
(a) Jimmy Carter.
(b) George Bush.
(c) Ralph Nader.
(d) Lech Walesa.

3. What does Tom do when he is depressed?
(a) He drinks alcohol.
(b) He drives around in his car.
(c) He smokes marijuana.
(d) He puts on sad records.

4. Whose remains are revealed when the machine malfunctions?
(a) Dillon's father's.
(b) Flora's.
(c) Sim's father's.
(d) Rachel's.

5. Where does Tom move to eventually?
(a) Costa Rica.
(b) Honduras.
(c) Paraguay.
(d) Mexico.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when the dam machinery is overworked?

2. Why does the person in #151 advise Jackie to leave the area?

3. Which of the following is NOT something that Tom tells Jackie he has been lying about?

4. Who is the first to arrive and the last to leave Rachel's funeral?

5. Against which company do the coal miners wage a strike?

Short Essay Questions

1. What open job does Dillon tell Jackie about and what does he promise to do if she takes it?

2. How has Rachel's illness impacted her life?

3. How will Jackie's profession allow her to shed light on the poverty and suffering of people in her hometown?

4. How has Tom's childhood plagued him and how is he conflicted about his life choices?

5. Why is Dillon driven to tell Jackie that he is her father?

6. What miracle has Hassel seen?

7. Why do the family graves need to be moved after the American Coal Company obtains rights to Homeplace?

8. How have Jackie and Tom's feelings for each other paralleled those shared by Dillon and Rachel?

9. How does Dillon show his devotion to Rachel at her funeral?

10. How does Tom's behavior show that he is still conflicted about being a priest in spite of the bishop's absolution?

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