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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. To what state does Will travel to tell the Union soldier's family about his death?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Vermont.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) Massachusetts.

2. Where did the boy in #9 die?
(a) Gettysburg.
(b) Antietam.
(c) Fredericksburg.
(d) Appomattox.

3. Why do the slaves remain at The Lilacs for awhile?
(a) To sell some items to get money.
(b) To gather some possessions.
(c) To develop a plan.
(d) To care for Lady Marsden.

4. Where does Will keep his gun collection?
(a) In a safe.
(b) Under the bed.
(c) In a closet.
(d) In his desk.

5. What is Lucy's last name?
(a) Marlowe.
(b) Marsden.
(c) Maitlen.
(d) Maddox.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lucy start to do in the afternoons?

2. What does Will do when he returns to Falls?

3. Lucy describes herself as the veteran of _____________.

4. To what rank has Will promoted himself in his war stories by the time he is 36?

5. Will seems to be still scared from the war even though it ended over ___________ years ago.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Lucy concerned for Will during the family's trip to view Civil War sites?

2. Even though Lucy is younger than Will, how does she view him regarding his emotional war wounds?

3. How does Ned's mother react when Will visits her to talk about Ned's death?

4. Why does Will terminate Cassie?

5. How did the slaves treat Lady Marsden after she was burned in the fire at The Lilacs?

6. Why do most of the slaves remain at The Lilacs even after they are freed?

7. What is the irony of Sal Smith's situation when Will sees him again many years later?

8. What role do soap operas play in the nursing home where Lucy lives now?

9. How old was Willie when he became a soldier and how did the war affect him?

10. How did Will become famous for telling his war stories?

(see the answer keys)

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