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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 do the men in town call Hollis behind his back?
(a) Evil.
(b) Mr. High and Mighty.
(c) Mr. Death.
(d) Bum.

2. Who owns Fox Hill?
(a) Alan.
(b) March.
(c) Hollis.
(d) Judith.

3. When Gwen looks at herself in the car mirror of Susie's car, what does she wish for?
(a) A smaller nose.
(b) Bigger, redder lips.
(c) Bigger eyes and a thinner face.
(d) Blonde hair.

4. Who is Hollis's adopted nephew?
(a) Cooper.
(b) Hank.
(c) Eric.
(d) Richard.

5. How does Hank learn of Judith Dales' death?
(a) Robert Justice.
(b) Alan.
(c) Someone in the hardware store.
(d) Hollis.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Gwen?

2. Susie is seeing Ed Milton. What is his profession?

3. How did Julie die?

4. How long does March sit by her window waiting in Chapter 2?

5. Who lives in the ramshackle house at the edge of the Marshes?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 5, how does March find out about Hollis's return to Jenkintown and what does she do about it.

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

4. Why has March brought her daughter, Gwen, with her to bury Judith Dale and settle her estate?

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

6. Describe the scene of the October farmer's market from Chapter 11.

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

8. What horses does Hollis own and why?

9. What decision does Alan make about Hollis after Henry Murray's death?

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

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