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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does the community gather in Chapter 3?
(a) The Mackenzie house.
(b) The Lutz house.
(c) The Deal house.
(d) The Matthews house.

3. What is Abbie suffering from during the journey from Iowa?
(a) Chicken pox.
(b) Dizzy spells.
(c) Morning sickness.
(d) Poison ivy.

4. What does Ed Matthews promise Abbie when he hears her singing?
(a) That he'll take her to Chicago.
(b) That he'll take her to London.
(c) That he'll take her to New York.
(d) That he'll take her to Paris.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What conflict begins in Chapter 5?

3. What is the name of the family that joins Abbie and Will on their journey?

4. What gift does Abbie's mother give her before her wedding ceremony?

5. What does Abbie think about Grandma Deal?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Abbie said to be fascinated by in Chapter 1?

2. In Chapter 2, what catastrophe nearly befalls the Mackenzie family on their journey?

3. What does Abbie tell Will after their first child is born?

4. Who do Abbie and Will encounter on their journey to Nebraska?

5. Who helps Abbie when she goes into labor in Chapter 10?

6. What does Abbie discover near the families' camp in Nebraska?

7. What do Will and Abbie do to build up their homestead in Chapter 11?

8. Following the advice of the preacher's wife, who does Abbie decide to marry in Chapter 6?

9. How does Abbie feel about her in-laws?

10. What do Abbie and Will receive in Chapter 13?

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