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

2. What does Grandpa tell Love to do with the saddle?
(a) Send it back.
(b) Sell it.
(c) Keep it.
(d) Burn it.

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

4. What was Granny's name?
(a) Marcia Lynn.
(b) Marty Sue.
(c) Mattie Lou.
(d) Mary Ann.

5. What is the well-dressed visitor to Grandpa's house carrying?
(a) A saddle.
(b) A silver box.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A cane.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Grandpa what happened to Will on the train?

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

3. What does Grandpa eat with Will when he gets back from his wedding?

4. Who helps Will get off the trestle after the train has passed?

5. Who is the most shocked to hear that Mr. Blakeslee is getting married?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why has Lightfoot come to live in Cold Sassy?

2. How does Will feel when Granny's death is written into the Family Bible?

3. What did Loma do when her father wouldn't allow her to become an actress?

4. What does Will offer to do when he hears rumors of Love, and what does she tell him to do instead?

5. What does Will do on the day he decides to end his period of mourning for Granny?

6. What two things did Will see Grandpa do while his grandmother was sick that he had never seen him do before?

7. How does Mary respond when she hears that her father is getting remarried?

8. What does Grandpa say to the crowd after he returns from his wedding to Love?

9. What does Will see as the difference between mourning and being in mourning?

10. Why does Grandpa Blakeslee come to Mary's house every morning?

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