2. Where does almost everyone in town go to see Jack's new wife?
(a) The diner.
(b) The grain elevator.
(c) Jack's apartment.
(d) The church hall.

3. How can Jack best be characterized at the end of the story?
(a) Witty.
(b) Ruthless.
(c) Philanthropic.
(d) Remorseful.

4. How did the townspeople view Jack's disappearance from town initially?
(a) They were amused.
(b) They were angry.
(c) They were worried.
(d) They were shocked.

5. For how long is Doyle Francis to take over at the grain elevator?
(a) As long as he wants to stay.
(b) Until Jack returns or a replacement can be found.
(c) Just a year.
(d) A few months.

6. What is the nickname of Jessie and Jack's second son?
(a) Roberto.
(b) Bobster.
(c) Robin Egg.
(d) Bobby.

7. To whom does Jessie sign over the deed to her house?
(a) Her children.
(b) The grain elevator.
(c) The Methodist church.
(d) Her brother.

8. Who cared for Jessie's mother and siblings?
(a) Jessie's father.
(b) Jessie.
(c) Jessie's mother.
(d) A nurse.

9. What is Nora's demeanor when Pat visits her at her father's house?
(a) Irritable.
(b) Anxious.
(c) Content.
(d) Agitated.

10. Who breaks into Jessie's apartment in the middle of the night?
(a) Ed.
(b) Jack.
(c) Artie.
(d) Pat.

11. Why does Nora go to visit her father for awhile?
(a) To just spend time with him.
(b) To care for him after his surgery.
(c) To help him write a book.
(d) To help him move.

12. What is the name of Jessie and Jack's second son?
(a) Robert.
(b) Raymond.
(c) Richard.
(d) Ralph.

13. How long had Jack been gone from Holt?
(a) 8 years.
(b) 4 months.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 10 weeks.

14. What does Jack do to his family?
(a) He reunites happily with them.
(b) He murders them.
(c) He takes them to dinner.
(d) He takes them out of town.

15. Where do Pat and Jessie decide to take the boys to avoid seeing Jack?
(a) A trip into the mountains.
(b) A bed & breakfast in California.
(c) A fishing trip in the Bahamas.
(d) Nora's father's house in Denver.