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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What horrible event has occurred in the Southern states?
(a) Widespread flooding.
(b) A Negro revolt.
(c) Killer hurricanes.
(d) Swarms of locusts destroying crops.

2. What is the profession of the Jewish man that Catherine meets?
(a) Rabbi.
(b) Physician.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Peddler.

3. What does Sophy pin on her dress?
(a) A brooch.
(b) A ribbon.
(c) A braided lock of Asa's hair.
(d) A nosegay.

4. What do Catherine and Cassie do at the Shipman house?
(a) Cook.
(b) Sew.
(c) The laundry.
(d) Read.

5. Who does Mr. Hall plan to marry?
(a) Isabella Evans.
(b) Lucy Currin.
(c) Ann Higham.
(d) Ann Hallowell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Catherine make for the new baby?

2. What brings joy to Matty?

3. What does Mr. Hall suggest that Catherine send with him when he returns to Boston to marry Ann?

4. What about Catherine's mother is referenced in a conversation?

5. What has Mr. Hall had made for his trip to Boston?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ann alienate Uncle Jack when he comes for a visit and how does Mr. Hall react?

2. How does the author use foreshadowing related to Cassie getting cold after swimming?

3. Describe how the boys in the class revolt against the new teacher's severe punishment measures.

4. How is trust exhibited between Mr. Hall and Mr. Shipman?

5. How does the author use flashbacks to help communicate Catherine's feelings about the death of her mother and baby brother?

6. How do the Shipman and Hall families hold up in the aftermath of Cassie's death?

7. How does Cassie help Catherine get a new perspective on Ann's arrival?

8. Explain why spring is a metaphor for the new dynamics of the Hall family.

9. What name does Catherine feel comfortable calling Ann?

10. What is the irony related to judging in the church?

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