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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Which family seems to be doing better than their neighbors?
(a) The Wentworths.
(b) The Reinmuellers.
(c) The O'Connors.
(d) The Lutzs.

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

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

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

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

10. What does Abbie find in the forest in Chapter 3?
(a) A pond.
(b) A perfect rock.
(c) A skull.
(d) An abandoned cabin.

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

12. Who helps Abbie when it is time to deliver her baby?
(a) Oscar.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Christine.
(d) Abbie's mother.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Abbie think about Grandma Deal?

2. How does Abbie feel on the journey from Iowa in Chapter 9?

3. What falls from one of the wagons in Chapter 2?

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

5. Who has passed away in Chapter 1?

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