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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. Which of Franks' children speaks to Mamah at the opening of Midway Gardens?
(a) Eric.
(b) John.
(c) Lloyd.
(d) Frank.

2. In Chapter 35, where is Frank going to build a summerhouse?
(a) Iowa.
(b) Illinois.
(c) Minnesota.
(d) Wisconsin.

3. What color does Frank ask Mamah not to use in the gardens around Taliesin?
(a) Pink.
(b) Burgundy.
(c) Red.
(d) Yellow.

4. Where does Mamah go to avoid celebrating Christmas?
(a) Cafe des Westens.
(b) City park.
(c) A Chinese restaurant.
(d) A movie theater.

5. What does Frank give Mamah for their first Christmas in Wisconsin?
(a) Kimono.
(b) Tortoise shell combs.
(c) Locket.
(d) Books.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Mamah receive notice that Edwin has sued for divorce?

2. How many raspberry plants does Frank order?

3. Who does Mamah tell Else are the moderns in Chicago?

4. Who comes to Taliesin two days before Christmas?

5. How many languages did Mamah speak by the time she was in kindergarten?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mamah do when she goes to the cafe each morning?

2. What do Frank and Mamah have to plant at Taliesin?

3. Why are Aunt Jenny and Nell worried about the newspaper stories circulating about Frank and Mamah?

4. How did Putnam's receive Mamah last summer when she tried to get them to publish Key's essays?

5. What is John painting at the beginning of Chapter 52?

6. What did Mamah want to remember about the opening night of Midway Gardens?

7. What does the "Wisconsin State Journal" report about the tragedy?

8. Why does Mamah take the children to the dry-good store after Edwin leaves them at Taliesin?

9. Why does Mamah leave Frank at the end of Chapter 44?

10. How does Mamah know the performer at the cafe in Chapter 31?

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