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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 are the rumors that go through the community in Chapter 3 about?
(a) Illness.
(b) War.
(c) Infidelity.
(d) Indians.

2. Who helps Abbie when it is time to deliver her baby?
(a) Abbie's mother.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Christine.
(d) Oscar.

3. What falls from one of the wagons in Chapter 2?
(a) A bundle of blankets.
(b) Abbie's sister.
(c) A pair of chairs.
(d) Bags of flour.

4. Which river do Abbie and Will encounter on their journey?
(a) The Platte River.
(b) The Loup River.
(c) The Elkhorn River.
(d) The White River.

5. What does Abbie name the child she gives birth to in Chapter 15?
(a) Edward.
(b) James.
(c) John.
(d) Basil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name do Sarah and Abbie come up with for their town?

2. What does Abbie do when she goes into the forest?

3. What does Abbie name her second child?

4. What kind of house does Will decide to build?

5. What county does the eldest Mackenzie daughter live in?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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