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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. Where does Abbie's mother keep the mementos from the Mackenzies' time of affluence?
(a) In an album.
(b) In a skin-covered box.
(c) In a wooden chest.
(d) In a biscuit tin.

2. What is Abbie's sister telling stories about in Chapter 1?
(a) Monsters in the woods.
(b) Kings and queens.
(c) The old country.
(d) A fantasy world.

3. To what state are the Mackenzies moving?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Iowa.
(c) Nebraska.
(d) Missouri.

4. What gift does Abbie's mother give her before her wedding ceremony?
(a) Ruby earrings.
(b) A quilt.
(c) A pair of wedding bands.
(d) A pearl necklace.

5. How does Abbie feel while camping in Chapter 10?
(a) Annoyed.
(b) Content.
(c) Lonely.
(d) Frightened.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Abbie decide to create in Chapter 14?

2. What does Abbie name her first born child?

3. Who helps Abbie when it is time to deliver her baby?

4. What animal does Will keep as a pet?

5. What item does Abbie suggest selling in order to make money?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Deals' fifth crop turn out?

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

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

4. What does Abbie decide to do for her children in Chapter 14?

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

6. What happens to the Deals' sixth crop in Nebraska?

7. Why does Will Deal go to war in Chapter 5?

8. At the beginning of the story, where is Maggie Mackenzie moving her family?

9. What kind of person does Abbie aspire to be?

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

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