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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. At church, what does Emil feel rapture in after Amedee's death?
(a) Music.
(b) The prayer.
(c) The children.
(d) Memories.

2. What time does Emil leave the church after Amedee's death?
(a) 4:00 p.m.
(b) 6:00 p.m.
(c) 5:00 p.m.
(d) 3:00 p.m.

3. What is Marie's expression in death?
(a) Miserable.
(b) Pained.
(c) Happy.
(d) Calm.

4. Where does Emil find Marie after going to church after Amedee's death?
(a) In the graveyard.
(b) By the pond.
(c) At Alexandra's house.
(d) Under the mulberry tree.

5. Whom does Alexandra say made her grandfather crooked?
(a) A severed friendship.
(b) Greed.
(c) Poverty.
(d) A woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Emil talk with Amedee before leaving for Omaha?

2. What is the name of Alexandra's personal servant?

3. What does Emil give to Marie when the lights go out?

4. How is Amedee's farm doing just before Emil leaves for Omaha?

5. What does Alexandra say she puts all of her personality into?

Short Essay Questions

1. What brings Emil joy while at church after Amedee's death and how does he feel about this?

2. What does Frank say to Alexandra when she comes to see him in prison?

3. What does Frank think about as he leaves his farm after finding Marie and Emil together?

4. Why did Carl never respond to Alexandra's letter to him?

5. What does Marie ask of Emil after the wedding of Alexandra's personal servant, and what is his response?

6. Why does Alexandra feel safe marrying Carl?

7. What does Marie think about when she sees Frank's old cane?

8. What happened to cause Alexandra to harden her heart against Carl?

9. What does Alexandra do when she first gets to Lincoln to visit Frank in prison?

10. What does Emil ask Alexandra about their grandfather, and what is her response?

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