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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) Dillon.
(b) Arthur Lee.
(c) Sim.
(d) Rachel.

2. What question does Jackie ask Dillon that makes him clam up?
(a) If he would loan her some money.
(b) If he has ever been arrested.
(c) If he's ever been in love.
(d) If he believes in God.

3. The way that the vine grows up the tree is in the shape of ____________________.
(a) a heart.
(b) Mickey Mouse.
(c) the face of Jesus.
(d) the United States.

4. Jackie's last words to Tom are similar to _____________________.
(a) a poem.
(b) Rachel's last words to Dillon.
(c) a line from a movie.
(d) Dillon's last words to Rachel.

5. Why is Tom disheartened by saying Mass every Sunday?
(a) No one ever attends.
(b) He has a hard time getting converts.
(c) No one helps him build a church.
(d) No one contributes to the collection.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what addiction does Tom suffer?

2. Who is the minister when Brenda gets married?

3. Where is Tom's body taken after he is injured?

4. What is the name of the organization run by the man in #101?

5. What does the company in #134 plan to do in Homeplace?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hassel help Tom out when he learns that the bishop is coming for a visit?

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

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

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

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

6. What do Dillon and Arthur Lee do to try to warn the town about the dam which has burst?

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

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

9. What comfort can Jackie take away from Tom's death?

10. What does Jackie study in college and what job does she take in Washington?

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