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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 helps Abbie when it is time to deliver her baby?
(a) Oscar.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Abbie's mother.
(d) Christine.

2. What does Abbie think of Christine?
(a) That Christine is hard-working.
(b) That Christine is unpleasant.
(c) That Christine is spoiled.
(d) That Christine is forgiving.

3. What does Abbie send Ed in Chapter 6?
(a) A post card.
(b) A birthday gift.
(c) A letter.
(d) A lock of hair.

4. What does Ed Matthews promise Abbie when he hears her singing?
(a) That he'll take her to New York.
(b) That he'll take her to Chicago.
(c) That he'll take her to Paris.
(d) That he'll take her to London.

5. Who does Will help find for the local community in Chapter 12?
(a) A preacher.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A post master.
(d) A school teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Abbie's grandmother's name?

2. What does Abbie become aware of near the camp in Chapter 10?

3. What does Henry lose in Chapter 10?

4. What does Abbie name her first born child?

5. To what state are the Mackenzies moving?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice does Abbie receive in Chapter 6?

2. Why does Will Deal go to war in Chapter 5?

3. In Chapter 2, what catastrophe nearly befalls the Mackenzie family on their journey?

4. What is Abbie sure to be on hand to see unpacked in Chapter 2?

5. What is Abbie said to be fascinated by in Chapter 1?

6. What does Abbie decide to do for her children in Chapter 14?

7. What do Will and Abbie do to build up their homestead in Chapter 11?

8. Following the advice of the preacher's wife, who does Abbie decide to marry in Chapter 6?

9. Who do Abbie and Will encounter on their journey to Nebraska?

10. What does Abbie think of Christine Reinmueller? Why does Abbie feel she should hide her feelings about Christine?

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