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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 ruins Abbie's happiness in her new home in Chapter 10?
(a) The onset of winter.
(b) An infestation of insects.
(c) Will's drinking problem.
(d) The neighbors moving in.

2. Why are the Mackenzies moving?
(a) To be close to the eldest Mackenzie daughter.
(b) To get out of an area where no crops grow.
(c) Because they inherited property.
(d) Because they were given a free plot of land.

3. What does Will insist on naming his son, who is born in 1872?
(a) Basil.
(b) John.
(c) Edward.
(d) William.

4. What animal does Will keep as a pet?
(a) A raccoon.
(b) A goat.
(c) A deer.
(d) A goose.

5. Which of the following is NOT a person that Abbie believes she will someday be?
(a) One who will write books.
(b) One who will have paintings hung in a museum.
(c) One who will act in films.
(d) One who will sing on stage.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do many of the Deals' neighbors start to go in Chapter 13?

2. What is Abbie's grandmother's name?

3. What is Henry's brother's name?

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

5. What do the Lutz's open in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Will dream about in Chapter 12?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Abbie think of Christine Reinmueller? Why does Abbie feel she should hide her feelings about Christine?

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

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

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