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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Will decide to move his family?
(a) Minnesota.
(b) Nebraska.
(c) Oklahoma.
(d) Kansas.

2. Where does Abbie's mother keep the mementos from the Mackenzies' time of affluence?
(a) In a biscuit tin.
(b) In a wooden chest.
(c) In a skin-covered box.
(d) In an album.

3. What kind of house does Will decide to build?
(a) A wood house.
(b) A brick house.
(c) A log cabin.
(d) A sod house.

4. In Chapter 18, why does Abbie put her trip on hold?
(a) To send her daughter to school.
(b) Because she is needed to help with the harvest.
(c) Because her son becomes ill.
(d) So that the Deal family can pay bills.

5. What is John's personality like?
(a) Aggressive.
(b) Outgoing.
(c) Eccentric.
(d) Serious.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Will get rid of the insects in his field?

2. What does Will insist on naming his son, who is born in 1872?

3. Where does the Mackenzie family come from?

4. In Chapter 18, how long has it been since Abbie last went to Iowa?

5. What kind of lessons does Abbie take in Blackhawk County?

(see the answer key)

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