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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. What is carried in the doctor's container?
(a) Seed corn.
(b) A pair of black lungs.
(c) Bullets.
(d) Soybeans.

2. With whom does Brenda fall in love?
(a) Toad.
(b) Tommie Boy.
(c) Toejam.
(d) Toadstool.

3. Where is Rachel buried after her death?
(a) Wheeling.
(b) Cardiff.
(c) Charleston.
(d) Homeplace.

4. Who is the first to arrive and the last to leave Rachel's funeral?
(a) Arthur Lee.
(b) Jackie.
(c) Tony.
(d) Dillon.

5. Why does the person in #151 advise Jackie to leave the area?
(a) Because he wants her to travel with him.
(b) Because it is dying.
(c) Because she needs a bigger career.
(d) Because she loves the big city.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Tom disheartened by saying Mass every Sunday?

2. What does Dillon do when the remains are scattered around?

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

4. Between what years does "Death by Water" take place?

5. Jackie quits her job to start work at ___________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the poignancy of Dillon being present for Rachel's death in the hospital.

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

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

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

5. What are Dillon's emotional reasons for telling Jackie that he is her father?

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

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

8. What is Jackie's role in the miners' strike as a member of the press?

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

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

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