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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. What falls from one of the wagons in Chapter 2?
(a) A bundle of blankets.
(b) Bags of flour.
(c) A pair of chairs.
(d) Abbie's sister.

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

3. How does Abbie respond to Ed's offer of marriage?
(a) Abbie declines to marry Ed.
(b) Abbie lets her mother respond on her behalf.
(c) Abbie acts like it is a joke.
(d) Abbie agrees to marry Ed.

4. How many children does Maggie have?
(a) Seven.
(b) Four.
(c) Six.
(d) Five.

5. What does Grandpa Deal tell Abbie in Chapter 6?
(a) That Abbie has musical talent.
(b) That Will has been asking about her.
(c) That he has an old piano that she can have.
(d) That Will has been injured in the war.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Abbie name the child she gives birth to in Chapter 15?

2. To what state are the Mackenzies moving?

3. What does Will use the 1872 crop for?

4. What promise does Abbie make her mother in Chapter 7?

5. What occupation does Abbie take on in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who helps Abbie when she goes into labor in Chapter 10?

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

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

5. Who hears Abbie sing in the woods? What does this person promise her?

6. How does Abbie feel about her in-laws?

7. What does Will dream about in Chapter 12?

8. What does Abbie discover near the families' camp in Nebraska?

9. In Chapter 3, what does Abbie find in the forest, and what does she do there?

10. What do Abbie and Will receive in Chapter 13?

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