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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. Why did Anne hang herself?
(a) She said she'd never been happy.
(b) She wanted to hurt her father.
(c) She said she would never be the same again.
(d) She wanted to hurt her mother.

2. How many children does the new lawyer in "1872" have?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) None.

3. Who is Kitty?
(a) Caroline's daughter.
(b) Agatha's niece.
(c) Rebecca's daughter.
(d) Lavinia's niece.

4. Who has a miscarriage in "1877"?
(a) Louisa.
(b) Sally.
(c) Kitty.
(d) Anne.

5. To whom does Kate leave her house in her suicide note?
(a) Her roommate.
(b) The club for a permanent meeting place.
(c) Her parents.
(d) John and Johnny.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose cancer has confined her to the house in "1872"?

2. What is Eliza Ballard's job?

3. Why does the college open its entire lawn for the 1868 graduation?

4. When does the pregnant, ill woman die in "1877"?

5. What does Sally name her child born in "1872"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Ludwig's concern when hiring an overseer of the mill? Why does he hire one despite his concern?

2. Discuss the living arrangements of the Lowreys, the Rauchs, and Dr. Blair once the Waynesboro college is sold.

3. Who are the first officers of the Waynesboro Women's Club?

4. Explain how the ladies' college in Waynesboro gets sold.

5. What angers Amanda about Mr. McCune? Explain the situation.

6. What is Miss Pinney's habit, and how does the club try to regulate it?

7. What discovery makes Anne and Sally begin to like Rhoda McKinney?

8. How does Thomasina begin dating her boyfriend and future husband?

9. Explain the circumstances in which Louisa, her husband, and daughter return to Waynesboro. Where had they been?

10. What does John tell Anne about Mr. McCune's delay in contacting a doctor for his wife?

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