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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 does the college open its entire lawn for the 1868 graduation?
(a) To gain donations.
(b) It doubles as a coming out party for the girls.
(c) So more people can hear the speeches.
(d) It is campus tradition.

2. In what year does the club hold its first meeting?
(a) 1868.
(b) 1899.
(c) 1870.
(d) 1869.

3. Who dies the same week Sally gives birth in "1872"?
(a) Kate.
(b) Rhoda.
(c) Rebecca.
(d) Susan.

4. Who suffers greatly from hay fever and asthma?
(a) Billie.
(b) Amanda.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Thomasina.

5. In "1877," who is pregnant and near death?
(a) Mrs. McCune.
(b) Mrs. Gordon.
(c) Mrs. Reid.
(d) Mrs. Lowrey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose place does Esther Beattie take in the club?

2. Who speaks at the 1868 graduation ceremony at the college?

3. Where does Christina meet the boyfriend she has in "1878"?

4. In the chapter "1870," who is annoyed by the one who is besotted?

5. To whom does Kate leave her house in her suicide note?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Which charter member has a family member who opposes her membership in the club? Who opposes and what is the complaint?

3. What is ironic about John telling Anne that the family needs her "undivided attention"?

4. Where does the club operate its library from while it begins raising funds? How is the library staffed?

5. What marital advice does Anne's dying father give to her?

6. Why do several mothers pull their children out of Miss Pinney's school? How does the club help?

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

8. Where and when is the first meeting of the club held?

9. What is the situation that leads to Eliza working at her father's law office?

10. Whose cape does Anne borrow, and what secret does it hold?

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