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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 is the purpose of Jessie's visit to the Hold Mercury office in January of 1977?
(a) To have a notice printed about Jack.
(b) To place an ad for the grain elevator.
(c) To place an ad for her garage sale.
(d) To purchase a subscription.

2. How many younger siblings does Jessie have?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

3. What do most of the townspeople have in common?
(a) They are Republicans.
(b) They are artists.
(c) They have a share in the grain elevator.
(d) They are Methodists.

4. What is Jack's only regret about his crime?
(a) He can't ever practice law again.
(b) Being away from his sons.
(c) He can't return to work at the grain elevator.
(d) The money didn't last long enough.

5. What does the sheriff do when he learns that Jack has kidnapped his family?
(a) Tries to follow his trail.
(b) Informs the FBI.
(c) Issues arrest warrants.
(d) Tries to forget about him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long had Jack been gone from Holt?

2. What is Jessie's father's profession?

3. Where does Nora's father live?

4. What expensive item does Jack buy on credit at a jewelry store in December of 1976?

5. Why does Nora go to visit her father for awhile?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the sheriff unable to keep Jack locked up?

2. What purchases does Jack make prior to leaving town for good?

3. What does Jack do that shows why he came back to Holt, and what do his actions do to Pat?

4. What is the only thing Jessie can think to do in order to repay the townspeople for Jack's crime?

5. What does Doyle Francis discover when he returns to manage the grain elevator in Jack's absence?

6. Why are the people in Holt so angry at Charlie Soames?

7. Why are the people of Holt so angry at Charlie Soames?

8. What personal tragedy does Pat suffer in the Summer of 1982?

9. What happens to finally make the townspeople leave Jessie alone?

10. What is revealed about Jack that infuriates the people in Holt?

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