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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the chapter titled "1895-1896," what change does the club want to make to the library it founded?
(a) They want to offer classes at the library.
(b) They want to offer a lecture series.
(c) They want to make it public and free.
(d) They want to increase the size of it.

2. Which club members announce engagements in the chapter titled "1892-1893"?
(a) Jessamine and Julie.
(b) Julia and Elsa.
(c) Lavinia and Caroline.
(d) Christine and Mary.

3. What product do Stewart and Ludwig begin to manufacture in "1894-1895"?
(a) Coated paper.
(b) Wire clothes hangers.
(c) Hemp ropes.
(d) Plastic toys for children.

4. In "1892-1893," who misses the fall meeting due to pregnancy?
(a) Christine.
(b) Jessamine.
(c) Julia.
(d) Elsa.

5. How old is Belinda when she dies?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Eleven.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Nineteen.

6. Who dies in "1892-1893"?
(a) Jessamine's child.
(b) Julia.
(c) Johnny.
(d) Arianna.

7. How old is Amanda in the chapter titled "1929?"
(a) Eighty plus.
(b) Seventy-five.
(c) Ninety plus.
(d) Sixty-five.

8. Why do the parents of the child who stops by Anne's house after school want the child to stop?
(a) Because Anne needs a lot of rest.
(b) So she won't be alone with Anne when she dies.
(c) So he won't be accused of causing Anne's death.
(d) So she won't make too much noise at Anne's house.

9. Whose son contracts the disease that breaks out in "1895-1896"?
(a) Julia's.
(b) Sally's.
(c) Elsa's.
(d) Sophie's.

10. What war was the United States fighting in "1898"?
(a) Spanish-American.
(b) French- Indian.
(c) Civil War.
(d) Revolutionary.

11. In "1914-1916," what does Jennifer say she is going to do to work in the war effort in Europe?
(a) Become a spy.
(b) Become a nurse.
(c) Entertain in the U.S.O.
(d) Become an Army secretary.

12. Before her death, why does Sally ask to see Anne?
(a) To admit that she had an affair with John.
(b) To ask her forgiveness.
(c) To tell her a secret.
(d) To tell her the names of Ben's parents.

13. Who works part time at the library in "1886-1887"?
(a) Amanda.
(b) Eliza.
(c) Ruhmamah.
(d) Barbara.

14. In the chapter titled "1887-1888," what is the name of the boy who is becoming known as a bully?
(a) Ludwig.
(b) Johnny.
(c) Kevin.
(d) Benny.

15. Amid the financial worries in the chapter titled "1895-1896," what is there talk of establishing?
(a) A public school.
(b) A soup kitchen.
(c) Better drinking water supply.
(d) A new hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who creates an invention for tarring rope?

2. After whom does Jennifer name her first born daughter?

3. In the chapter titled "1894-1895," who marries Randy Lichtenstein, a young attorney?

4. What epidemic breaks out in "1909"?

5. What is the outbreak on everyone's mind in the chapter titled "1895-1896"?

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