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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the bookkeeper at the grain elevator?
(a) Jack Vincent.
(b) Steve Marshall.
(c) Charlie Soames.
(d) Max Harrington.

2. Toward whom will the townspeople direct their anger?
(a) Artie.
(b) Pat.
(c) Hoyt.
(d) Jessie.

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

4. Who takes over for Jack at the grain elevator while he is gone?
(a) Pat Arbuckle.
(b) Doyle Francis.
(c) Ed Voiles.
(d) Denny Strait.

5. Why does the prosecutor tell the sheriff that he cannot hold Jack in jail?
(a) Someone else confessed to the crime.
(b) The statute of limitations on the crime has passed.
(c) He has already been tried for the crime and found innocent.
(d) Someone has posted his bail.

6. Where does the sheriff take Jack when he releases him from jail?
(a) To his house.
(b) To the grain elevator.
(c) Out past the city limits.
(d) To the minister's parsonage.

7. On what day of the week does Jessie work?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Sunday.

8. What accident does Jessie suffer?
(a) She wrecked her car.
(b) She fell on some ice.
(c) She strained her back during a move.
(d) She twisted her ankle.

9. How old is Jessie?
(a) 20.
(b) 29.
(c) 31.
(d) 17.

10. Why do so many people congregate upon Jack's return?
(a) They want to ask Jack to run for mayor.
(b) They want to see the kind of woman Jack would marry.
(c) They want to talk about grain prices.
(d) They want to talk about the drought.

11. What is the nickname of Jessie and Jack's son?
(a) Tommie Boy.
(b) Tomas.
(c) Tom Tom.
(d) T.J.

12. What makes the townspeople stop taking out their anger on Jessie?
(a) She is able to pay back the money Jack stole.
(b) She and her boys move out of town.
(c) They are tired of being angry.
(d) She loses her baby.

13. What is Pat doing with Jessie and the boys one night when he receives a call from the sheriff?
(a) Watching a movie at home.
(b) Eating dinner at a restaurant.
(c) Taking a nap.
(d) Getting ready for work.

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

15. What items does Jack buy on credit at the Men's Store?
(a) Three suits.
(b) A suit and shirts.
(c) Shoes and shirts.
(d) A tuxedo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Jessie and Jack's second son?

2. What is the purpose of Jessie's visit to the Hold Mercury office in January of 1977?

3. How does Jessie compare to the definition of a woman they thought Jack would marry?

4. What does the grain elevator bookkeeper become in town after the news of the theft?

5. How long had Jack been gone from Holt?

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