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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why does Abbie go to Omaha in Chapter 23?
(a) To sight-see.
(b) To welcome a grandchild.
(c) For a stay in the hospital.
(d) To attend a reunion.

4. What money is used to buy the piano?
(a) The money that came from Will's savings bonds.
(b) The money Doc Matthews paid for Will to go to war.
(c) The money Grandma Deal won from gambling.
(d) The money Mack sent his grandmother for her birthday.

5. Where does Abbie's child want to take Abbie on a trip in Chapter 28?
(a) To New York.
(b) To Ireland and Scotland.
(c) To California.
(d) To Vienna.

6. How old is Grace in Chapter 28?
(a) Twenty-six.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Thirty-eight.
(d) Twenty.

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

8. What does John start to do in Chapter 21?
(a) Work on the community council.
(b) Study music.
(c) Make plans to move abroad.
(d) Chores on the farm.

9. What does Grace refuse to do in her life?
(a) Have children.
(b) Move out of state.
(c) Get married.
(d) Invest in the stock market.

10. What does Abbie do when she falls on hard times in Chapter 23?
(a) Sells her grandmother's pearls.
(b) Sells her house.
(c) Sells off farm land.
(d) Sells a painting Will made.

11. What word best describes Eloise's personality?
(a) Happy-go-lucky.
(b) Inconsiderate.
(c) Childish.
(d) No-nonsense.

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

13. What do John and Eloise name their son?
(a) William.
(b) Wentworth.
(c) Basil.
(d) John Jr.

14. What does Grandma Deal save her money for?
(a) To pay for arrangements after her death.
(b) To leave to her grandchildren.
(c) To make improvements to the farmhouse.
(d) To take a trip to Omaha.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is John injured in Chapter 21?

2. Who does Abbie look after in Chapter 27?

3. Why does Abbie refuse to go on a trip with Grace?

4. What is purchased for Isabelle in Chapter 23?

5. Which of Abbie's children gets engaged in Chapter 20?

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