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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 happens when the dam begins to breach?
(a) Arthur Lee sounds the alarm.
(b) Arthur Lee can't make it back to his car.
(c) Arthur Lee saves Dillon.
(d) Arthur Lee is swept away.

2. What does the company in #134 plan to do in Homeplace?
(a) Reduce wages.
(b) Sell the mines.
(c) Close the mines.
(d) Strip mine the area.

3. Which company has bought out The American Coal Company?
(a) International Business Machines.
(b) The Standard Oil Company.
(c) The International Oil Corp.
(d) AT&T.

4. What does Hassel pick up while at the Governor's Office?
(a) A decal for his windshield.
(b) New license plates.
(c) A book on West Virginia history.
(d) An autographed photo.

5. What does Jackie rescue of the scattered remains to give to Dillon?
(a) A skull.
(b) An arm.
(c) A hand.
(d) A foot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jackie tell Tom even though he is dead when she reaches him?

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

3. What is carried in the doctor's container?

4. When Tom leaves, he tells Jackie that ______________________.

5. Where is Rachel buried after her death?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lech Walesa's broken promise to come to support the coal miners' strike symbolize a lack of support for the region?

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

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

4. Where does Jackie find Tom the morning after the dam burst and what does she tell him even though he is already dead?

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

6. What are the possible interpretations of Tom's telling Jackie that they are "not done" yet?

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

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

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

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

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