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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. When Henry Murray returns from a trip to New York, what gifts does he bring for the children?
(a) Pocketknives for the boys and a gold necklace for March.
(b) A baseball for the boys and a doll for March.
(c) Candy and toys.
(d) Books.

2. Who are Coop's parents?
(a) Roger and Annabeth.
(b) Richard and March.
(c) Hollis and Belinda.
(d) Judith and Robert.

3. What event celebrates the day that Aaron Jenkins ran over Fox Hill?
(a) Jenkinstown Day.
(b) Settlement Day.
(c) County Faiar.
(d) Founder's Day.

4. How old is Gwen?
(a) 15.
(b) 13.
(c) 14.
(d) 16.

5. What name does Alan refer to himself as?
(a) Murray.
(b) Drunkard.
(c) The Coward.
(d) Alan.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what does Hollis do every evening at the same time?

2. What is the waitresses pet project?

3. Who tells March about Hollis's life before he came to live with them?

4. What road did farms once line in the area where March grew up?

5. What is the name of the town's newspaper.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Judith's garden as March finds it in Chapter 1.

2. In Chapter 7, Gwen questions why she would want to go back to California. Why does she do this?

3. What causes the pain in the side that Louise has in Chapter 11?

4. What activities and organizations had Judith Dale volunteered for?

5. How and why is Alan intent on killing himself?

6. Where is March's brother, Alan, living upon her return to Jenkinstown?

7. What kind of information does Susie know as a reporter for the local newspaper?

8. What does Harriet want to gossip about with Louise, and how does Louise respond?

9. In Chapter 9, why is Susie trying to convince March to return home to California.

10. Explain what the kids at school think of Hank and how they're mistaken.

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