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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 18, why does Abbie put her trip on hold?
(a) So that the Deal family can pay bills.
(b) Because her son becomes ill.
(c) To send her daughter to school.
(d) Because she is needed to help with the harvest.

2. What conflict begins in Chapter 24?
(a) The Civil War.
(b) The War of 1812.
(c) The Spanish-American war.
(d) The Boer War.

3. Who is Mack married to?
(a) Emma.
(b) Mary.
(c) Hannah.
(d) Elizabeth.

4. How does Abbie feel about her pregnancy in Chapter 19?
(a) Angry.
(b) Excited.
(c) Shocked.
(d) Embarassed.

5. What does Abbie write in Chapter 22?
(a) A children's book.
(b) A long letter to Christine.
(c) A recipe collection.
(d) Her life story.

6. How long does Grandma Deal live after moving in with Abbie?
(a) Ten years.
(b) One year.
(c) Five years.
(d) Two years.

7. What does a man bring to dinner in Chapter 16?
(a) A lantern.
(b) A New York newspaper.
(c) A radio.
(d) A violin.

8. How old is Grace in Chapter 28?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Thirty-eight.
(c) Twenty-six.
(d) Thirty.

9. Which of Abbie's children want her to live with them?
(a) John.
(b) None of them.
(c) Mack.
(d) Grace.

10. What does Will do in 1880?
(a) Digs a cellar.
(b) Builds a barn.
(c) Fences in the Deal farm.
(d) Buys two cows.

11. In Chapter 18, how long has it been since Abbie last went to Iowa?
(a) Twenty years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Fifteen years.

12. What do John and Eloise name their son?
(a) Wentworth.
(b) John Jr.
(c) Basil.
(d) William.

13. What do Abbie and John discuss in Chapter 21?
(a) Whether they should move back to Iowa.
(b) Funeral arrangements for Abbie's mother.
(c) What they would do if either of them died.
(d) Whether Abbie should take singing lessons.

14. What does Grace refuse to do in her life?
(a) Get married.
(b) Invest in the stock market.
(c) Move out of state.
(d) Have children.

15. What kind of school does Abbie hear about in Chapter 18?
(a) An art school.
(b) A college-prep school.
(c) A cooking school.
(d) A performance arts school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grandma Deal save her money for?

2. Where does Mack find a job?

3. Who throws a party for Abbie in Chapter 26?

4. Who volunteers to fight in the conflict in Chapter 24?

5. What has recently opened near the farm in Chapter 16?

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