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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are the Mackenzies moving?
(a) To get out of an area where no crops grow.
(b) Because they were given a free plot of land.
(c) Because they inherited property.
(d) To be close to the eldest Mackenzie daughter.

2. What name do Sarah and Abbie come up with for their town?
(a) Homestead.
(b) Platteville.
(c) Cedartown.
(d) Black Hawk Falls.

3. Who gives Abbie advice in Chapter 6?
(a) The post master's wife.
(b) The doctor's wife.
(c) The school master's wife.
(d) The preacher's wife.

4. How much money is Will given to fight?
(a) Three hundred dollars.
(b) One hundred dollars.
(c) Fifty dollars.
(d) Five hundred dollars.

5. What advice is Abbie given in Chapter 6?
(a) To pursue writing.
(b) To pursue singing.
(c) To get out of Iowa.
(d) To get married and have children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grandpa Deal tell Abbie in Chapter 6?

2. Where does Will decide to move his family?

3. What does Abbie's family admonish her for in Chapter 13?

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

5. How old is Will when is father has to leave the farm in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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