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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Abbie name her daughter in Chapter 20?
(a) Julia.
(b) Grace.
(c) Katherine.
(d) Sarah.

2. What does John want to do in life?
(a) Become a lawyer.
(b) Become a doctor.
(c) Become a politician.
(d) Become a professor.

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

4. What kind of school does Margaret's son attend?
(a) Law school.
(b) Art school.
(c) Medical school.
(d) Military school.

5. In what year does Grace finish college?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1899.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1909.

6. What forces the children to miss school in Chapter 17?
(a) Flooding.
(b) Winter storms.
(c) Work to be done on the farm.
(d) Measles.

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

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

9. What word best describes Eloise's personality?
(a) Happy-go-lucky.
(b) No-nonsense.
(c) Childish.
(d) Inconsiderate.

10. What natural disaster strikes in 1880?
(a) A drought.
(b) A plague of grasshoppers.
(c) A tornado.
(d) A dust storm.

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

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

13. Which family member is John said to take after?
(a) Grandma Deal.
(b) Will.
(c) Abbie's mother.
(d) Basil Mackenzie.

14. What does Will buy for his daughter in Chapter 19?
(a) An organ.
(b) A violin.
(c) A piano.
(d) A guitar.

15. What is Mack's personality like?
(a) Timid.
(b) Sullen.
(c) Outgoing.
(d) Dramatic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Abbie's children gets engaged in Chapter 20?

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

3. What does Abbie do when she falls on hard times in Chapter 23?

4. What money is used to buy the piano?

5. How does Abbie feel about her pregnancy in Chapter 19?

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