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

2. Who is the minister when Brenda gets married?
(a) Hassel.
(b) Toejam.
(c) Doyle Ray.
(d) Sim.

3. In what subject does Jackie earn a degree?
(a) Journalism.
(b) Art History.
(c) Biology.
(d) Law.

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

5. Who dies in Jackie's arms?
(a) Tom.
(b) Sim.
(c) Dillon.
(d) Arthur Lee.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tom grab on to to keep from being washed away in the water?

2. Who becomes emotional when the graves are moved?

3. Jackie spends a year in which country?

4. Who does Dillon see on a TV program broadcast from the Kennedy Center?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What miracle has Hassel seen?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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