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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 the chapter titled "1909," who remarries someone who won't demand any of the marital bed "business?"
(a) Elsa.
(b) Charlotte.
(c) Sophie.
(d) Julia.

2. How old is Amanda in the chapter titled "1929?"
(a) Seventy-five.
(b) Eighty plus.
(c) Sixty-five.
(d) Ninety plus.

3. What product do Stewart and Ludwig begin to manufacture in "1894-1895"?
(a) Coated paper.
(b) Plastic toys for children.
(c) Wire clothes hangers.
(d) Hemp ropes.

4. In the chapter titled "1894-1895," who refuses to bathe regularly?
(a) Julia's young son.
(b) The men of Waynesboro.
(c) The Gardiner sisters.
(d) Julia's aging, senile father.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose son is Lowrey Edwards?

2. How old if young Ludwig when he falls in love with Melissa Patton?

3. Who runs into Jennifer during the war in the chapter titled "1916-1924"?

4. Why do the parents of the child who stops by Anne's house after school want the child to stop?

5. Near the end of the novel, what light condition has Anne apparently had?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the circumstances that lead to John's death. How does he die?

2. When Johnny expresses interest in becoming a doctor like his father, what does John tell him?

3. Who does Sally, on her deathbed, send for and why?

4. Why does Anne cut herself off from all but superficial friendships, and when does she change that attitude?

5. What does Julia admit when she tells Johnny she wants a divorce? Why didn't she ask for a divorce sooner?

6. Who does Melissa Patton marry, and why does she continue to work afterward?

7. What is Johnny's response when Julia tells him she wants a divorce?

8. Why doesn't Julia give an immediate response to Johnny's marriage proposal?

9. Christina met her husband while acting in a play. How does Christina feel about plays when Arianna runs away?

10. Explain the situation that drives Christina's son Blair away from Waynesboro.

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