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

2. Who becomes emotional when the graves are moved?
(a) Dolores.
(b) Jackie.
(c) Sim.
(d) Carrie.

3. What does Dillon do every year on the anniversary of the day he and Rachel first made love?
(a) He visits the cabin on Trace Mountain.
(b) He visits her grave.
(c) He stays in bed.
(d) He gets drunk.

4. What do Dillon and Arthur Lee do after the dam bursts?
(a) They call the radio station.
(b) They alert the sheriff.
(c) They call the EPA.
(d) They alert people in town.

5. What is the doctor in #89 carrying when he comes to see Dillon?
(a) A bucket.
(b) A jar.
(c) A bowl.
(d) A basket.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Jackie run into while in Washington, D.C.?

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

3. What is the name of the coal company which has negative intent for Homeplace?

4. Why is Dillon coming to Washington, D.C.?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tom advise Jackie to do when he unexpectedly show up in town?

2. Why is Dillon still so conflicted in his relationship with Jackie?

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

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

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

6. What happens when the machine involved in moving the graves malfunctions?

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

8. What impact can Dillon see that the strike will have on the way of life he has known?

9. Where does Jackie encounter Tom again and what are the circumstances that have them spending more time together?

10. What threat does the dam pose and how do Dillon and Arthur Lee differ in how to manage the problem?

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