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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the Mackenzie's reach their destination in Chapter 2, where do they stay?
(a) In a tent.
(b) With a relative.
(c) In a small shed.
(d) In a hotel.

2. What county does the eldest Mackenzie daughter live in?
(a) Cedar County.
(b) Van Buren County.
(c) Blackhawk County.
(d) Mahaska County.

3. What does Will use the 1872 crop for?
(a) To re-enforce the house's walls.
(b) To heat the house.
(c) To feed the livestock.
(d) For mulch.

4. What kind of lessons does Abbie take in Blackhawk County?
(a) Piano lessons.
(b) Cooking lessons.
(c) Driving lessons.
(d) Art lessons.

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

6. Where do many of the Deals' neighbors start to go in Chapter 13?
(a) Church.
(b) To Kansas.
(c) Back to where they came from.
(d) To try their luck in the gold rush.

7. What does Ed Matthews promise Abbie when he hears her singing?
(a) That he'll take her to New York.
(b) That he'll take her to London.
(c) That he'll take her to Paris.
(d) That he'll take her to Chicago.

8. Who has passed away in Chapter 1?
(a) Donald Mackenzie.
(b) Basil Mackenzie.
(c) Michael Mackenzie.
(d) Arthur Mackenzie.

9. What does Will dream about in Chapter 12?
(a) Taking his wife to New York.
(b) Serving as a government official.
(c) His sons taking over the farm.
(d) The community that will build up around them.

10. What happens on the day that Will leaves for the war?
(a) Will gives Abbie a kiss.
(b) Will's father dies.
(c) Abbie enters a singing contest.
(d) Abbie gets engaged.

11. What conflict begins in Chapter 5?
(a) The Civil War.
(b) The Revolutionary War.
(c) World War I.
(d) The Spanish-American War.

12. What does Abbie become aware of near the camp in Chapter 10?
(a) A hiding spot for outlaws.
(b) Bears.
(c) Indians.
(d) A geyser.

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

14. What does Ed ask of Abbie in order to fulfill his promise?
(a) That Abbie marry Ed.
(b) That Abbie convince her sister to marry Ed.
(c) That Abbie not tell Ed's family about his promise.
(d) That Abbie split her money with Ed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the eldest Mackenzie daughter married to?

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

3. What promise does Abbie make her mother in Chapter 7?

4. What do Will and Abbie plant together in Chapter 11?

5. How does Sarah Lutz's brother die?

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