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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Oliver lived with his sister by a big spring. What was the name of the spring?
(a) Sobbing Woman.
(b) No-name Spring.
(c) Cedar Creek.
(d) Little River.

2. What does Margaret do with the fruit she finds in the woods around the Howland home?
(a) Makes pies with it.
(b) Turns it into preserves.
(c) Feeds it to the hogs.
(d) Eats it.

3. What color is the swamp azalea in this book?
(a) Pink and red.
(b) Pink and white.
(c) Red and yellow.
(d) White and purple.

4. According to Abigail, in what animal is her grandfather most interested?
(a) Hounds.
(b) Pigs.
(c) Horses.
(d) Cows.

5. What does William find on his back porch that he thinks looks "right pretty"?
(a) Basket of fruit.
(b) Pumpkins, squash, and gourds.
(c) A recently painted rocking chair.
(d) A family of cats.

6. In February, John calls Abigail to ask her out. On their date, a jukebox is playing. What is the first song they heard from it?
(a) Please Send Me Someone To Love.
(b) Long Gone Lonesome Blues.
(c) Glory of Love.
(d) Mona Lisa.

7. Who goes out on the nights of the new moon to look for a hoop snake?
(a) Crissy and Robert.
(b) Robert and Abigail.
(c) Abigail and Nina.
(d) Nina and Crissy.

8. What do people clean muddy shoes on at the Howland home?
(a) Cleans them in the river.
(b) Boot scraper shaped like two rabbits.
(c) Uses a stick to get the mud out.
(d) Rinses off with well water.

9. How old is Margaret when she learns the story of her father?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Eight.
(c) Six.
(d) Eleven.

10. Where does William first see evidence of Margaret's work?
(a) Laundry.
(b) Gardens.
(c) Windows.
(d) Kitchen.

11. What did Margaret's family once turned into beads?
(a) River mud.
(b) Mussel and clamshells.
(c) Quartz.
(d) Shells from nuts.

12. Whose job is it to water the garden in Margaret's family?
(a) Abner Carmichael.
(b) The great-grandmother.
(c) Margaret.
(d) The youngest child.

13. At one point during the grandmother's funeral, Margaret wishes she was _____________.
(a) Hilda.
(b) Mary.
(c) Kate.
(d) Her great-grandmother.

14. Where is Margaret when she first sees the spirit of her great-grandmother?
(a) On an island in the swamp.
(b) On the porch.
(c) By her cousin's mule.
(d) By her tomato plants.

15. Who is Robert Stokes?
(a) Preacher.
(b) Cousin.
(c) Deputy.
(d) Uncle.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Abigail tell her grandfather that she's getting married?

2. Who tells Abigail that she's not "beholden" to the Howland home?

3. What realization does Margaret come to after the move to higher ground during the spring floods?

4. Where do John and Abigail go for their first date?

5. What is the flowered cloth that Margaret is sewing from?

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