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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Will help find for the local community in Chapter 12?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A school teacher.
(c) A post master.
(d) A preacher.

2. What does Abbie's family admonish her for in Chapter 13?
(a) Not marrying Ed Matthews.
(b) Moving to Nebraska.
(c) Not sending home any money.
(d) Marrying a Deal man.

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

4. What does a letter received by the Deals in Chapter 15 tell them?
(a) That their land is being repossessed.
(b) That Abbie's mother died.
(c) That Grandpa Deal died.
(d) That Ed Matthews would like to visit Abbie.

5. What falls from one of the wagons in Chapter 2?
(a) A pair of chairs.
(b) A bundle of blankets.
(c) Abbie's sister.
(d) Bags of flour.

6. How many rooms does the first house Will builds have?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

7. Which river do Abbie and Will encounter on their journey?
(a) The Platte River.
(b) The Loup River.
(c) The Elkhorn River.
(d) The White River.

8. To what state are the Mackenzies moving?
(a) Nebraska.
(b) Missouri.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Iowa.

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

10. How does Abbie respond to Ed's offer of marriage?
(a) Abbie agrees to marry Ed.
(b) Abbie lets her mother respond on her behalf.
(c) Abbie declines to marry Ed.
(d) Abbie acts like it is a joke.

11. 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.

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

13. What affected the Deals' first crops in Chapter 12?
(a) An infestation of mice.
(b) Drought.
(c) A blight.
(d) Lack of sun.

14. How many children does Maggie have?
(a) Four.
(b) Five.
(c) Six.
(d) Seven.

15. Who does Abbie marry in Chapter 7?
(a) Paul.
(b) Ed.
(c) Will.
(d) John.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gave Maggie the gift, which she passed along to Abbie in Chapter 7?

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

3. What do Will and Abbie work together to make on their land?

4. What item does Abbie suggest selling in order to make money?

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

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