2. What forces the children to miss school in Chapter 17?
(a) Winter storms.
(b) Flooding.
(c) Work to be done on the farm.
(d) Measles.

3. In Chapter 18, why does Abbie put her trip on hold?
(a) Because she is needed to help with the harvest.
(b) To send her daughter to school.
(c) Because her son becomes ill.
(d) So that the Deal family can pay bills.

4. What kind of school does Abbie hear about in Chapter 18?
(a) A performance arts school.
(b) A cooking school.
(c) An art school.
(d) A college-prep school.

5. Which of Abbie's children want her to live with them?
(a) None of them.
(b) Grace.
(c) Mack.
(d) John.

6. Where does Eloise get parenting advice?
(a) Books.
(b) From Abbie.
(c) Radio programs.
(d) Eloise's mother.

7. In Chapter 23, how long has it been since Abbie went to Iowa?
(a) Fourty years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Twenty-five years.
(d) Thirty years.

8. What does Margaret do to pass her time?
(a) Sews.
(b) Creates art.
(c) Writes.
(d) Gardens.

9. Where does John go in Chapter 24?
(a) The Arctic Circle.
(b) Africa.
(c) England.
(d) South America.

10. Which of Abbie's children invite her on a trip in Chapter 28?
(a) Mack.
(b) Grace.
(c) Margaret.
(d) John.

11. What do Abbie and John discuss in Chapter 21?
(a) What they would do if either of them died.
(b) Whether Abbie should take singing lessons.
(c) Whether they should move back to Iowa.
(d) Funeral arrangements for Abbie's mother.

12. Why does John return to Cedartown in Chapter 25?
(a) To open a law practice.
(b) To run the family farm.
(c) To take care of Abbie.
(d) To retire.

13. Who does Abbie look after in Chapter 27?
(a) Grace.
(b) Fred.
(c) Stanley.
(d) Laura.

14. What does Isabelle announce toward the end of Chapter 24?
(a) That she is pregnant.
(b) That she will not have children.
(c) That she is getting married.
(d) That she is moving abroad.

15. Where does Mack find a job?
(a) At a college.
(b) At a bank.
(c) At a shipyard.
(d) At a hospital.