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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who volunteers to fight in the conflict in Chapter 24?
(a) Fred Jr.
(b) Stanley.
(c) John.
(d) Mack.

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

4. What does a man bring to dinner in Chapter 16?
(a) A violin.
(b) A lantern.
(c) A radio.
(d) A New York newspaper.

5. What does Abbie write in Chapter 22?
(a) A children's book.
(b) A recipe collection.
(c) Her life story.
(d) A long letter to Christine.

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

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

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

9. What natural disaster strikes in 1880?
(a) A tornado.
(b) A drought.
(c) A plague of grasshoppers.
(d) A dust storm.

10. Which of Abbie's children gets engaged in Chapter 20?
(a) Mack.
(b) Margaret.
(c) John.
(d) Isabelle.

11. How does Abbie respond to John's dream?
(a) She laughs at John.
(b) She encourages John.
(c) She tells John to put his dreams on hold.
(d) She puts John down.

12. How old is Abbie in Chapter 19?
(a) Thirty-nine.
(b) Thirty-six.
(c) Forty-five.
(d) Forty-one.

13. What does Will do in 1880?
(a) Buys two cows.
(b) Digs a cellar.
(c) Builds a barn.
(d) Fences in the Deal farm.

14. How does Abbie feel when she returns to Nebraska?
(a) Burdened.
(b) Happy.
(c) Regretful.
(d) Lonely.

15. Where does Mack go when his is seventeen?
(a) Des Moines.
(b) Omaha.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Lincoln.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is John injured in Chapter 21?

2. Which of Abbie's children invite her on a trip in Chapter 28?

3. Where does Mack find a job?

4. Who welcomes a child in Chapter 24?

5. What word best describes Eloise's personality?

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