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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. In "1875-1876," why are Sally and her husband moving back in with Sally's mother?
(a) To take care of her.
(b) Their house has burned down.
(c) They need financial help.
(d) They have sold their house and haven't bought a new one yet.

2. With whom does McCune's angry child spend a lot of time?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Thomasina.
(c) Christina.
(d) Anne.

3. Who is Z.F.?
(a) "That flood girl."
(b) "That morphine addict."
(c) "That hypochondriac."
(d) "That woman who hit her head."

4. Why does Ludwig hire an overseer for his mill expansion?
(a) To make time for more vacations.
(b) To give the poor, old man a job.
(c) To make time for business travel.
(d) To have an additional tax write-off.

5. Following graduation, ________________are told to report to the head mistress' office.
(a) Lavinia and Sally.
(b) Rachel and Sally.
(c) Anne and Sally.
(d) Caroline and Anne.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Kate given after the uproar in the chapter called "1870"?

2. In what year does the club hold its first meeting?

3. Which woman is said to keep both her husband and daughter in line?

4. What one word best describes the new lawyer that moves to town in "1872"?

5. Whom does Ludwig hire to oversee his mill expansion?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why does Anne encourage John to go on a trip with Ludwig? Whom does he meet on the trip?

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

7. Who starts the Waynesboro Women's Club, and whom do they recruit to join?

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

9. Discuss the situation around Kate's death in the chapter titled "1870."

10. While the club is not meant to be controversial, what issue do some of the members take on in "1873-1874?" What happens to the women?

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