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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Abbie tell Will after their first child is born?
(a) That they should move to another state.
(b) That they need their own house.
(c) That she doesn't want any more children.
(d) That she wants to go to art classes.

4. What does Abbie do when she goes into the forest?
(a) Sings.
(b) Daydreams.
(c) Reads.
(d) Gardens.

5. Which of the following is NOT a person that Abbie believes she will someday be?
(a) One who will have paintings hung in a museum.
(b) One who will act in films.
(c) One who will sing on stage.
(d) One who will write books.

6. What occupation does Abbie take on in Chapter 5?
(a) Transcription work.
(b) Teaching.
(c) Dress making.
(d) Shop keeping.

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

8. In Chapter 1, where does Abbie lie while listening to her sister tell stories?
(a) In a train.
(b) In a covered wagon.
(c) In a field.
(d) In a hammock.

9. What promise does Abbie make her mother in Chapter 7?
(a) That Abbie will be happy in her marriage.
(b) That someday Abbie's daughter will use Maggie's gift.
(c) That Abbie will be a famous artist.
(d) That Abbie will stay in Iowa even after she's married.

10. What does Abbie decide to create in Chapter 14?
(a) A family album.
(b) The perfect Christmas.
(c) A community council.
(d) A flower garden.

11. Who gave Maggie the gift, which she passed along to Abbie in Chapter 7?
(a) Maggie's grandmother.
(b) Maggie's sister.
(c) Maggie's father.
(d) Maggie's husband.

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

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

14. Which of the following is NOT listed as something the government began providing to struggling families?
(a) Beans.
(b) Rice.
(c) Flour.
(d) Army clothing.

15. What does Abbie name the child she gives birth to in Chapter 15?
(a) John.
(b) Basil.
(c) James.
(d) Edward.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Will decide to move his family?

3. What does Abbie become aware of near the camp in Chapter 10?

4. What conflict begins in Chapter 5?

5. Who helps Abbie when it is time to deliver her baby?

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