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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 does Abbie decide to visit in Chapter 19?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Christine.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Sarah.

2. Who does Abbie look after in Chapter 27?
(a) Stanley.
(b) Fred.
(c) Laura.
(d) Grace.

3. Which family member is John said to take after?
(a) Abbie's mother.
(b) Will.
(c) Basil Mackenzie.
(d) Grandma Deal.

4. How are Abbie's friends best described?
(a) As snobbish.
(b) As sophisticated.
(c) As salt-of-the-earth.
(d) As bumpkins.

5. What does Abbie do when she falls on hard times in Chapter 23?
(a) Sells a painting Will made.
(b) Sells her grandmother's pearls.
(c) Sells off farm land.
(d) Sells her house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has recently opened near the farm in Chapter 16?

2. Who has a child in Chapter 27?

3. Which of Abbie's children want her to live with them?

4. What does the group Will belong to in Chapter 19 accomplish?

5. After the death of her son, what does Abbie begin to feel toward Will?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Abbie think of the results of her writing efforts?

2. What group is Will involved with in Chapter 19?

3. What emotions does Abbie feel after the death of her son?

4. What begins in Chapter 24 and how does it affect the Deal family?

5. Why do the Deal children miss school in Chapter 17? What does Abbie have them do?

6. What does a man bring to dinner in Chapter 16? What does this remind Abbie of?

7. How does John feel about running the farm?

8. What does Oscar Lutz say about Will in Chapter 25

9. What happens in the Deals' lives in 1880?

10. How does Christine help Abbie in Chapter 20?

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