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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 invites the Gardiner sisters to join the club?
(a) Sarah and Amanda.
(b) Sally and Anne.
(c) Lavinia and Thomasina.
(d) Caroline and Amanda.

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

3. Who attends Oberlin College?
(a) Louisa Tucker.
(b) Amanda Reid.
(c) Thomasina Ballard.
(d) Sarah Oberlin.

4. What does the young man injured at Ludwig's mill fear?
(a) Not ever being able to see again.
(b) Having his foot amputated.
(c) Looking like a monster.
(d) Having his leg amputated.

5. In "1877," what is Anne going to pick up in the country?
(a) Produce.
(b) Eggs.
(c) A book.
(d) Milk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the young man's injury when he is hurt at Ludwig's mill in "1878"?

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

3. Who do the Gardiner sisters consider when they would prefer to turn down the club invitation?

4. How many children does the new lawyer in "1872" have?

5. Whom does Christina begin to date in "1878"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the first chapter titled "1868," whom do Sally and Anne visit to invite into the club? Why do those invited choose to accept the invitation?

2. Where does Amanda attend college, and how does she plan to pay for her degree?

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

4. How do Doug and Barbara's approach to dealing with Doug's aunts differ?

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

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

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

8. How do some of the residents feel about the play Sally arranges for her Christmas party?

9. What happens when a doctor finally examines Mrs. McCune?

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

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