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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) Five hundred dollars.
(b) One hundred dollars.
(c) Fifty dollars.
(d) Three hundred dollars.

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

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

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

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 sing on stage.
(c) One who will write books.
(d) One who will act in films.

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

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

8. What crop does Will plant in Chapter 11?
(a) Radishes.
(b) Corn.
(c) Broccoli.
(d) Potatoes.

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

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

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

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

13. Who is Ed Mathews' father?
(a) The church preacher.
(b) The local doctor.
(c) The school teacher.
(d) A wealthy rancher.

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

15. What do Abbie and Will make in Chapter 14?
(a) Clothes for their children.
(b) A picnic table.
(c) Toys.
(d) Street signs.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Abbie marry in Chapter 7?

3. What does Abbie think of Christine?

4. What is Abbie suffering from during the journey from Iowa?

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

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