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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. Who is the eldest Mackenzie daughter married to?
(a) A shop keeper.
(b) A rancher.
(c) A farmer.
(d) A sheriff.

2. What happens to the Deals' sixth crop?
(a) It is swept away by floods.
(b) It is ruined by a blight.
(c) It is eaten by grasshoppers.
(d) It dies during a drought.

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

4. What does Will use the 1872 crop for?
(a) To heat the house.
(b) To feed the livestock.
(c) For mulch.
(d) To re-enforce the house's walls.

5. What kind of lessons does Abbie take in Blackhawk County?
(a) Art lessons.
(b) Piano lessons.
(c) Driving lessons.
(d) Cooking lessons.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money is Will given to fight?

2. Why does Abbie keep her feelings about Christine hidden?

3. In which month do Abbie and Will receive a barrel containing corn seed?

4. What are the rumors that go through the community in Chapter 3 about?

5. What does Henry lose in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What advice does Abbie receive in Chapter 6?

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

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

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

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

9. How have the fortunes of the Mackenzie family changed over time?

10. What does the government begin to offer in Chapter 15?

(see the answer keys)

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