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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 does Jack do to Pat at Jessie's apartment?
(a) Hits him with a fireplace poker.
(b) Stabs him.
(c) Shoots him.
(d) Ties him up.

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

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

4. Why do the townspeople center their anger about the theft on the bookkeeper?
(a) He has a history of theft.
(b) He is the one who had the idea to steal.
(c) He is also a minister and should know better than to steal.
(d) Jack has run away from town.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Jessie?

2. To whom do the townspeople direct their anger when Charlie Soames is no longer a viable target?

3. How can Jack best be characterized at the end of the story?

4. What is the general feeling in town regarding the grain elevator theft?

5. What does Jack refuse to talk to Pat about?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. After Jack has been gone for awhile, what shocking and public action does Jessie take?

3. How does Charlie try to commit suicide?

4. Who are Jessie and Jack's children?

5. What is Jessie like, and what do the townspeople think of her?

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

7. What happens to Pat's marriage to Nora after the death of their daughter?

8. Who becomes the target of the townspeople's wrath when they cannot get any justice through Charlie Soames?

9. Why are Pat and Jessie perfect candidates for a romantic relationship with each other?

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

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