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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 26 and 27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the mansion Eliza and Wilbur live in surrounded by?
(a) A vineyard.
(b) Cherry orchards.
(c) Apple orchards.
(d) Desolate grounds.

2. When Wilbur turns 15, what nation is excelling in science?
(a) China.
(b) Japan.
(c) Germany.
(d) The United States.

3. What truth does Wilbur reveal to Eliza, on the night of his graduation?
(a) That they are not related.
(b) That he loves her.
(c) That he is getting married.
(d) That she is beautiful.

4. As Wilbur writes his memoir, what are Melody and Isadore building?
(a) A pyramid.
(b) A house.
(c) A hot-air-balloon.
(d) The new Statue of Liberty.

5. Wilbur and Eliza refer to the sound of the whippoorwill as what?
(a) "The bloom of a Hope Breaking."
(b) "The sob of a Tree Exploding."
(c) "The song of a Baby Teething."
(d) "The cry of the Nocturnal Goatsucker."

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the passages in the mansion described?

2. At his graduation, what does Walter assume his mother has bought him?

3. When they are children, what do Wilbur and Eliza do in secret?

4. What do people believe about Wilbur and Eliza when they are children?

5. At 15, Walter and Eliza pretend to feel what for their presents?

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