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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What illness does Belinda contract?
(a) The plague.
(b) Polio.
(c) Typhoid.
(d) Rheumatic fever.

2. What is Sophie's college degree when she returns home in "1894-1895"?
(a) Nursing degree.
(b) General studies bachelor's.
(c) Liberal arts bachelor's.
(d) Philosophy doctorate.

3. Who graduates from high school in "1886-1887"?
(a) Ruhamah.
(b) Benny.
(c) Johnny.
(d) Binny.

4. In the chapter titled "1916-1924," who is missing in action?
(a) Johnny.
(b) Rodney.
(c) Young Ludwig.
(d) Blair.

5. Who are the namesakes of Doug and Barbara Gardiner's daughters?
(a) Their grandmothers.
(b) Barbara's sisters.
(c) Doug's aunts.
(d) Their mothers.

6. Amid the financial worries in the chapter titled "1895-1896," what is there talk of establishing?
(a) Better drinking water supply.
(b) A public school.
(c) A new hospital.
(d) A soup kitchen.

7. In the chapter titled "1885-1886," how old is Sally?
(a) Twenty-three.
(b) Forty-two.
(c) Twenty-nine.
(d) Thirty-eight.

8. Why does Theresa move in with Anne near the end of the novel?
(a) To inherit the house when Anne dies.
(b) To help Anne pay her bills.
(c) To help Anne and to have more time to write.
(d) To find out if the servant is stealing from Anne.

9. How old if young Ludwig when he falls in love with Melissa Patton?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Sixteen.

10. Who is sent to Harvey Military School although his father objects?
(a) John.
(b) Rodney.
(c) Johnny.
(d) Tucker.

11. Who arranges for the older members of the club to have transportation to the events in the chapter titled "1929"?
(a) Elsa.
(b) Sally.
(c) Amanda.
(d) Anne.

12. Whose son contracts the disease that breaks out in "1895-1896"?
(a) Sophie's.
(b) Sally's.
(c) Elsa's.
(d) Julia's.

13. Who is elected as club president to fill the resignation in the chapter titled "1916-1924"?
(a) Anne.
(b) Elsa.
(c) Sally.
(d) Louisa.

14. In the chapter titled "1886-1887," who is the Baptist minister's wife?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Kitty.
(c) Gwen.
(d) Arianna.

15. In the chapter titled "1913," what natural disaster in the area causes the families to worry about loved ones cut off in other parts of the region?
(a) Flood.
(b) Drought.
(c) Blizzard.
(d) Tornado.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Belinda when she dies?

2. Whose photo does the child who stops by after school find at Anne's house?

3. Who invites Belinda on a picnic after she recovers from her illness?

4. In "1892-1893," who misses the fall meeting due to pregnancy?

5. Who marries Tim Mercer in "1886"?

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