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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does William honor his daughter after death in Wade County?
(a) Gives a stained glass window to the Methodist church.
(b) He builds a new church building.
(c) A memorial at the church.
(d) A memorial dinner at the house.

2. What does Margaret give to Little Matthew?
(a) A snakeskin.
(b) Her hat.
(c) A piggy back ride.
(d) A persimmon.

3. After the Korean War, where does John set up his practice?
(a) Madison City.
(b) Washington, D.C.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Birmingham.

4. Who tells Abigail that she's not "beholden" to the Howland home?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her grandfather.
(d) John Tolliver.

5. In what city does Robert first attend boarding school?
(a) Cleveland.
(b) Cincinnati.
(c) Pittsburgh.
(d) Boston.

6. What does Margaret eat from the streams?
(a) Frogs.
(b) Wild watercress.
(c) Turtle.
(d) Fish.

7. What is the last name of the cousins that Abigail goes on an outing with once or twice a month?
(a) Bannister.
(b) Armstrong.
(c) Howland.
(d) Lewis.

8. Ramona hunts through an armoire until she finds _________ for Margaret.
(a) Apron.
(b) A bedsheet with a rip down the middle.
(c) The best of the bedsheets.
(d) Clothing.

9. Who catches pneumonia after having the chicken pox and almost dies?
(a) Robert.
(b) Abigail.
(c) Nina.
(d) Crissy.

10. 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) Long Gone Lonesome Blues.
(b) Mona Lisa.
(c) Glory of Love.
(d) Please Send Me Someone To Love.

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

12. When does Abigail tell her grandfather that she's getting married?
(a) After the spring semester.
(b) During the Easter holiday.
(c) Immediately before spring finals.
(d) One weekend in March.

13. Where is Cousin Mary's family from?
(a) New Church.
(b) Madison City.
(c) Twin Fawns.
(d) Old Cedar.

14. Who tells Margaret about her father and how her parents met?
(a) Her mother.
(b) A cousin.
(c) Her grandfather.
(d) Her great-grandmother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does William first see evidence of Margaret's work?

2. What does Abigail's mother do with letters that arrive from her husband?

3. What is another name that Margaret knows for water moccasins?

4. What does Margaret pack her possessions in when she moves away from New Church?

5. In what month do Abigail and John marry?

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