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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 languages did Mamah speak by the time she was in kindergarten?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

2. In Chapter 45, what does Elinor serve Mamah?
(a) Water.
(b) Iced coffee.
(c) Ice tea.
(d) Lemonade.

3. How many reporters come for the Christmas day press conference?
(a) 7.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

4. How many times has Mamah written Ellen since she has been in Wisconsin?
(a) 1.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

5. From where did Frank buy furniture without consulting Mamah?
(a) Hudson's.
(b) Marshall Fields.
(c) Bloomingdale's.
(d) Macy's.

Short Answer Questions

1. How close is the nearest neighbor to Taliesin?

2. What does John show Mamah when she first sees him?

3. How much will the Japanese hotel project be?

4. In Chapter 35, where is Frank going to build a summerhouse?

5. In Chapter 38, when does Edwin tell Mamah that he will remarry?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Frank, Edwin, and John get seats on the train without waiting in line?

2. How was Christmas for Mamah in 1911 with her children?

3. How does the sheriff react when Frank calls him about the reporters and other issues?

4. What does Mamah do when she goes to the cafe each morning?

5. Why doesn't the Japanese cook that Frank hired come to Taliesin?

6. Why does Mamah decide to keep the stray dog she and the children find at the Canadian camp?

7. Why does Mamah leave Frank at the end of Chapter 44?

8. What do Frank and Mamah have to plant at Taliesin?

9. How and where is Mamah buried?

10. What is John painting at the beginning of Chapter 52?

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