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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Will insist on naming his son, who is born in 1872?
(a) Edward.
(b) John.
(c) Basil.
(d) William.

2. What ruins Abbie's happiness in her new home in Chapter 10?
(a) Will's drinking problem.
(b) An infestation of insects.
(c) The neighbors moving in.
(d) The onset of winter.

3. Why do the Mackenzies hold a party in Chapter 4?
(a) To celebrate a birthday.
(b) To celebrate a reunion.
(c) To celebrate a birth.
(d) To celebrate a wedding.

4. What animal does Will keep as a pet?
(a) A raccoon.
(b) A goat.
(c) A goose.
(d) A deer.

5. What is Abbie's grandmother's name?
(a) Isabelle.
(b) Evelyn.
(c) Mary.
(d) Rose.

6. What do Will and Abbie work together to make on their land?
(a) A silo.
(b) A well.
(c) A paddock.
(d) A barn.

7. Who is the eldest Mackenzie daughter married to?
(a) A farmer.
(b) A sheriff.
(c) A shop keeper.
(d) A rancher.

8. How does Will get rid of the insects in his field?
(a) By planting foul-smelling flowers.
(b) By spraying chemicals.
(c) By releasing birds in the field.
(d) By burning it.

9. What does Grandpa Deal tell Abbie in Chapter 6?
(a) That Will has been asking about her.
(b) That Abbie has musical talent.
(c) That he has an old piano that she can have.
(d) That Will has been injured in the war.

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

11. What does Abbie think of Christine?
(a) That Christine is unpleasant.
(b) That Christine is hard-working.
(c) That Christine is forgiving.
(d) That Christine is spoiled.

12. What is Henry's brother's name?
(a) Felix.
(b) Oscar.
(c) Frank.
(d) Charlie.

13. Where is Will's father sent in Chapter 4?
(a) To a conference in New York.
(b) To the General Assembly.
(c) To an agriculture show.
(d) To the Olympic games.

14. How does Abbie feel about Grandpa Deal?
(a) Abbie hats Grandpa Deal.
(b) Abbie is annoyed by Grandpa Deal.
(c) Abbie is scared of Grandpa Deal.
(d) Abbie adores Grandpa Deal.

15. In which month do Abbie and Will receive a barrel containing corn seed?
(a) November.
(b) October.
(c) December.
(d) January.

Short Answer Questions

1. What affected the Deals' first crops in Chapter 12?

2. What does Ed Matthews promise Abbie when he hears her singing?

3. What is the name of the family that joins Abbie and Will on their journey?

4. Where does the Mackenzie family live?

5. What does Will use the 1872 crop for?

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