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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 the Mackenzie family come from?
(a) Wales.
(b) Ireland.
(c) Scotland.
(d) England.

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

3. Who does Will help find for the local community in Chapter 12?
(a) A preacher.
(b) A school teacher.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A post master.

4. Who does Abbie marry in Chapter 7?
(a) Will.
(b) Ed.
(c) John.
(d) Paul.

5. In Chapter 1, where does Abbie lie while listening to her sister tell stories?
(a) In a train.
(b) In a covered wagon.
(c) In a field.
(d) In a hammock.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ed Matthews promise Abbie when he hears her singing?

2. How many rooms does the first house Will builds have?

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

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

5. What does Abbie think of Christine?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what does Abbie find in the forest, and what does she do there?

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

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

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

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

6. Who hears Abbie sing in the woods? What does this person promise her?

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

8. Compared to the Deals, how do the Lutzes fare in Nebraska?

9. What pet does Will Deal keep? Why must he get rid of it?

10. What does Abbie's mother give her before Abbie's wedding?

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