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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Which character is intent upon proposing marriage to Claire in Chapter 7? (from Chapter 7)

Haley.

Peterson.

Sauer.

Grainier.

2.

Why is it easy for Grainier to be apart from Gladys and Kate in Chapter 2? (from Chapter 2)

He is having an affair with the wife of one of his supervisors.

He had been on his own for a long time before he was married, so he finds it easy to slip back into the routine.

He is afraid of being a bad husband and father: being away from hope keeps him from making mistakes.

He did not want to get married in the first place and is glad to be on his own again.

3.

What is a possible reason that Grainier did not report what happened to Haley to the police? (from Chapter 4)

He believed that what happened to Haley was justice for what he did to Susan.

He was afraid that he would be implicated in what happened to Susan.

He was afraid of being accused of attacking Haley himself.

He believed that what happened to Haley was justice for what happened to Susan's mother.

4.

How is Miss Galveston similar to Claire Peterson? (from Chapter 9)

They both represent ways in which Grainier's determination to save himself for the perfect woman are put in danger.

They both represent ways in which Grainier's cherished memory of Gladys might be tarnished.

They are both interested in corrupting Grainier's sexual and emotional purity.

They both refuse Grainier's sexual and emotional advances.

5.

Why does the manager of the camp in Chapter 2 think that the work-site is cursed? (from Chapter 2)

Because he engages in corrupt business practices, and he is about to get caught.

Because he was best friends with Arn Peoples and is too grief stricken at his death to keep working.

Because of the deaths and illness that have disrupted the work and the life of the camp.

Because he has run out of trees to cut and sees no reason to keep the men employed.

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