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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 animals destroyed Mamah's belongings in the shed?
(a) Cats.
(b) Raccoons.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Skunks.

2. How much money did the Spaulding brothers give Frank to buy Japanese prints?
(a) $5,000.
(b) $25,000.
(c) $2,500.
(d) $15,000.

3. What color hair does Elinor Millor have?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) Brown.
(d) Blond.

4. What does Mamah call women in the introduction to her book?
(a) Strong.
(b) Courageous.
(c) Storytellers.
(d) Nurturers.

5. In Chapter 41, what does Frank talk about planting?
(a) Apple and plum trees.
(b) Daisies.
(c) Maple and oak trees.
(d) Lilies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Ellis and his family move?

2. How long did Mamah and Frank spend in Japan?

3. What color cape is Else wearing in Chapter 31?

4. How many days does it take to plant the trees Frank ordered?

5. Where does Else's sister live?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dorothea Barton treat Mamah when they meet?

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

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

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

5. Why doesn't the Japanese cook that Frank hired come to Taliesin?

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

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

8. What happened to John in Boulder after Mamah left?

9. Why does Mamah decide to keep the stray dog she and the children find at the Canadian camp?

10. How do Frank, Edwin, and John get seats on the train without waiting in line?

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