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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What offends Will when he gets to Grandpa's house for the first time after his marriage to Love?
(a) That Love wants to change so much.
(b) That Love is cleaning everything so much.
(c) That Grandpa took down all of Granny's pictures.
(d) That Grandpa says nothing about Granny.

2. What is the name of Will's father?
(a) Hoyt.
(b) Hollister.
(c) Hamilton.
(d) Hal.

3. What kind of dangerous animals do the boys see on their camping trip?
(a) Moose.
(b) Black bears.
(c) Bobcats.
(d) Cougars.

4. What did Will say Granny was not very good at while she was alive?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Speaking kindly.
(c) Housekeeping.
(d) Gardening.

5. Why does Grandpa agree to shave his beard?
(a) Love asks him to.
(b) Granny always wanted him to.
(c) He knows it will bother Mary.
(d) Will says no one will recognize him.

6. Why does Will think his grandfather's engagement is a good thing?
(a) Love needs a home and family.
(b) Grandpa seems happier.
(c) Grandpa needs someone to look after him.
(d) Love has always been very kind.

7. What is Love's occupation?
(a) Milliner.
(b) Housekeeper.
(c) Seamstress.
(d) Mill worker.

8. Who is the narrator of the book?
(a) Will.
(b) Mary.
(c) Grandpa.
(d) An omniscient narrator.

9. What does Will say was different and interesting about Granny's death?
(a) She died at her own pace.
(b) She died twice.
(c) She died fast.
(d) She died totally sane.

10. What does Love say is the one thing she needed in the man she married?
(a) Kindness.
(b) Love.
(c) Gentility.
(d) Respect.

11. Which of the following was something Will was NOT told to refrain from during mourning?
(a) Reading the comics.
(b) Camping.
(c) Studying.
(d) Fishing.

12. What does Love forget to do before Grandpa comes home while Will is there?
(a) Cook dinner.
(b) Collect the mail.
(c) Shine his shoes.
(d) Weed the garden.

13. What does Love tell Will to do if he hears people gossiping about her?
(a) Stand up for her.
(b) Tell the truth.
(c) Spread a new rumor.
(d) Stay out of it.

14. What does Will decide to do the day after he escapes the train on the trestle?
(a) Help his mother with some baking.
(b) Work in his granny's garden.
(c) Work a shift in the store.
(d) Go berry picking with Lightfoot.

15. What do some people give Will after he escapes the train?
(a) Candy.
(b) Pictures.
(c) Money.
(d) Pies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Loma's married name?

2. What is Mr. Blakeslee's main disability?

3. What does Love say she missed out on in life?

4. What ends Will's time of mourning for Granny?

5. Where does Love come from?

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