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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. Why do Hassel and Tom go to the Governor's Office in Charleston?
(a) To petition for a stay of execution.
(b) To offer campaign assistance.
(c) To get a bridge built in Justice.
(d) To invite him to their annual festival.

2. At the picket line, someone puts up a sign that says ____________________.
(a) Poland, West Virginia.
(b) Dead End.
(c) End of the Road.
(d) The South Will Rise Again.

3. In what town does Jackie buy a house?
(a) Felco.
(b) Fargo.
(c) Minton.
(d) Wheeling.

4. Tom tells the bishop that he is a/an _________________ priest.
(a) lenient.
(b) angry.
(c) competent.
(d) terrible.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the type of vine that Hassel has seen growing up a tree?

2. What does Jackie write editorials about during this period?

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

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

5. Rachel is taken by helicopter to a cardiac unit of a hospital in which city?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What significance do black lungs have for the story?

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Dillon exhibit his loyalty both in his personal and professional life?

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

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