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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. How many live children does Grandpa Blakeslee have?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

2. How did Will feel about being in mourning?
(a) He hated it.
(b) He didn't mind it.
(c) He loved it.
(d) He found it interesting.

3. What does Love do with the fancy visitor?
(a) She kisses him.
(b) She threatens him.
(c) She slaps him.
(d) She hugs him.

4. Who warns Will that the train is coming while he is on the trestle?
(a) His dog.
(b) Granny's voice.
(c) Love.
(d) Lightfoot.

5. In what year does this book begin?
(a) 1916.
(b) 1936.
(c) 1926.
(d) 1906.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Grandpa ask to go through his late wife's things?

2. Why does Love agree to marry Grandpa so soon after Mattie's death?

3. Where does Grandpa Blakeslee get married?

4. What does Will hear when he gets to his grandpa's house after his marriage?

5. Who is the fancy visitor?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Grandpa Blakeslee say he is getting remarried?

2. What does Grandpa say to the crowd after he returns from his wedding to Love?

3. What does Will do on the day he decides to end his period of mourning for Granny?

4. What does Will see as the difference between mourning and being in mourning?

5. How does Mary respond when she hears that her father is getting remarried?

6. Why has Lightfoot come to live in Cold Sassy?

7. Why is Will sure that Grandpa didn't care about Love before his wife died?

8. Why does Love tell Will she married Grandpa when she did?

9. What ended the romantic relationship between Granny and Grandpa Blakeslee?

10. Why does Grandpa tell Will he is getting a horse for Love?

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