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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. How old is Billy Weston?
(a) 42.
(b) 35.
(c) 39.
(d) 51.

2. Where does John Cheney go to school in Oak Park?
(a) Whitebridge.
(b) Holmes.
(c) Brushwood.
(d) Townsend.

3. What do Frank and Edwin ask that coffins be made from?
(a) Oak.
(b) White pine.
(c) Maple.
(d) Cherry.

4. How did Mamah get her nickname?
(a) Mother.
(b) Grandmother.
(c) Father.
(d) Aunt.

5. What paper does Edwin buy as the train stops in Madison?
(a) Milwaukee Journal.
(b) Chicago Sun-Times.
(c) Wisconsin State Journal.
(d) Chicago Tribune.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Berlin, what did Mamah imagine planting?

2. In Chapter 33, how many weeks does Edwin suggest that Mamah might be able to see the children in the summer?

3. How old was Martha when Mamah began her affair with Frank?

4. How many times has Mamah written Ellen since she has been in Wisconsin?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How and where is Mamah buried?

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

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

6. How does the sheriff react when Frank calls him about the reporters and other issues?

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

8. How was Christmas for Mamah in 1911 with her children?

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

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

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