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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many people are among the "parade of figures" that Abigail sees in her mind?
2. What is William's first step in the adventure of going into the swamp?
3. Who ran off to a ship at Savannah and disappeared?
4. Where have the oldest children left to go to school at in the first chapter?
5. What poetry does the elder Abigail enjoy reading out loud before she leaves for college?
Short Essay Questions
1. What caused the "ugly smears" in the sky in October in the first section?
2. What does the narrator say in the first section that indicates that she might be lonely?
3. What memories does Abigail think of after she thinks the owl flies over the river?
4. How does William live his life after the death of his wife and son?
5. Describe the land that William Marshall Howland claims.
6. What is the reaction when William subscribes to the New York Tribune at his daughter's request?
7. In addition to the month being stated, what other clues about the season is the reader given in the first paragraph?
8. What is the appearance of the front yard in the first section/chapter?
9. Explain the term Freejack.
10. What does William Howland do for amusement while living in Atlanta?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the effects of the Depression on the Howland family.
Essay Topic 2
In "The Keepers of the House," there are two Abigail books. One is the shortest book, and the other is the largest. Compare and contrast the purpose of these two books in this novel.
Essay Topic 3
What is the purpose of naming a child after a parent, in particular, naming sons after their fathers? When William Marshal Howland has a son, he is named only William Howland with the explanation that "his mother having come from ordinary people with no feeling for their name." Is naming of children tied to class or status?
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