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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Will do the first time he visits Grandpa's house after the funeral?
(a) Opens all the windows.
(b) Gardens.
(c) Cooks.
(d) Cleans.

2. Which of the following is NOT one of the boys who goes camping with Will?
(a) Pink.
(b) Roundy.
(c) Dunson.
(d) Smiley.

3. What does Grandpa eat with Will when he gets back from his wedding?
(a) Roast.
(b) Cake.
(c) Pickles.
(d) Pie.

4. Where does Love come from?
(a) Washington, D.C.
(b) Baltimore.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Boston.

5. What is Loma's married name?
(a) Williams.
(b) Walton.
(c) Willis.
(d) Willington.

6. What is the name of the girl Will has a crush on?
(a) Lincoln.
(b) Listerton.
(c) Liddle.
(d) Lightfoot.

7. What was Love's engagement present when she was previously engaged?
(a) A music box.
(b) A saddle.
(c) A piano.
(d) A necklace.

8. What does Will spend the day after his train experience doing?
(a) Talking to Grandpa and Love.
(b) Answering questions.
(c) Gardening.
(d) Resting.

9. What does Grandpa Blakeslee do with Will when his wife gets sick?
(a) Tells stories.
(b) Prays.
(c) Cleans.
(d) Works at the store.

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

11. In what year does this book begin?
(a) 1906.
(b) 1916.
(c) 1936.
(d) 1926.

12. Why is Will so special to Grandpa Blakeslee?
(a) He is the most like himself.
(b) He is the first grandchild who lived.
(c) He is the first redhead in the family.
(d) He is the first grandson.

13. What does Grandpa say made everything good about him?
(a) His children.
(b) His experiences.
(c) His God.
(d) His late wife.

14. What is Will's dog's name?
(a) T.R.
(b) J.R.
(c) W.R.
(d) P.R.

15. How long has a special person to Will been dead when the book begins?
(a) Three days.
(b) Three years.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Three months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Will notice about his grandfather's house a week after Granny's death?

2. In what state does this book take place?

3. What does Love say is the one thing she needed in the man she married?

4. What did Loma want to become?

5. What does Grandpa do at the end of his public announcement about his wedding to Miss Love?

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