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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which one of Margaret's children has Abigail recently seen in the first chapter?
(a) Will.
(b) Bill.
(c) Johnny.
(d) Robert.

2. When Abigail was a child, who slept in the great tester bed in the south bedroom?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Her grandfather.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Abigail.

3. When William tells his granddaughter, "I used to think she'd glow in the night," to whom is he referring?
(a) His mother.
(b) Lorena.
(c) Margaret.
(d) His daughter, Abigail.

4. When did the forest fires take place in the Smokies?
(a) September.
(b) November.
(c) October.
(d) August.

5. Whose shrieking does Abigail miss in the first Book of Abigail?
(a) Her children.
(b) The townspeople.
(c) Two whipporwills.
(d) Her ex-husband.

6. Who is surrounded by "tiers of flesh"?
(a) Gregory Mason.
(b) Howland Campbell.
(c) Annie Howland Campbell.
(d) William Howland.

7. From where did the tomb builder come?
(a) Mobile.
(b) Richmond.
(c) Biloxi.
(d) Chattanooga.

8. Why doesn't Abigail want to replace the fence?
(a) She has no money.
(b) She wants to remember.
(c) She has no one to do the work.
(d) It is more practical to keep it.

9. At the time of Abigail's wedding to Gregory Mason, how long has Oliver worked for William and in what capacity?
(a) 35 years; cook/helper.
(b) 20 years; general servant.
(c) 25 years; handyman/helper/manager.
(d) 30 years; handyman/overseer.

10. How did William Marshall Howland die?
(a) Killed in the Civil War.
(b) Murdered by five Indians.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Malaria.

11. In the first Book of Abigail, who avoids the porch light?
(a) Moths.
(b) The cat.
(c) Abigail.
(d) A screech owl.

12. In Abigail's imagination, who stands next to her on the porch in the first Book of Abigail?
(a) Robert.
(b) Margaret.
(c) John.
(d) William.

13. What illusion does Abigail have in the first chapter?
(a) Her grandfather is still alive.
(b) She is happy.
(c) She is dead.
(d) The house appears as it was.

14. Who says, "Wind's to the west"?
(a) Oliver.
(b) Abigail.
(c) Annie.
(d) William.

15. What is quiet and still and dry in the first chapter?
(a) November evenings.
(b) The trees.
(c) The Howland estate.
(d) The river.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is William's first step in the adventure of going into the swamp?

2. Who says, "liars' tongues drop off"?

3. Where are the Robertsons rumored to build the latest addition to their business?

4. What are the names of Margaret's children?

5. In the first Book of Abigail, what does Abigail believe she sees over the river?

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