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

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

3. What items does Jack buy on credit at Schulte's store?
(a) A couple of belts.
(b) An overcoat.
(c) Ties.
(d) Underwear and socks.

4. What is the name of the town's newspaper?
(a) The Holt Journal.
(b) The Holt Dispatch.
(c) The Holt Mercury.
(d) The Holt Gazette.

5. What is the general feeling in town regarding the grain elevator theft?
(a) Angst.
(b) Acceptance.
(c) Anger.
(d) Complacence.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many younger siblings does Jessie have?

3. What is the nickname of Jessie and Jack's son?

4. Why does the sheriff call Pat?

5. What job does Jessie get?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What happens when Charlie's suicide attempt fails?

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

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

8. Does Jack show any remorse when visited by the head of the grain elevator board?

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

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

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