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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lois' produce symbolize?
(a) Agrarian techniques.
(b) New life and vitality.
(c) Agricultural methods.
(d) Decay.

2. Which of the following does Mrs. Howth NOT ask Joel to prepare for Lois?
(a) Pipe.
(b) Food.
(c) Bed.
(d) Coffee.

3. What does Dr. Knowles tell Mr. Holmes he has been doing today?
(a) Hosting a business meeting.
(b) Interviewing people.
(c) Buying new equipment.
(d) Surveying property.

4. In what state does the story take place?
(a) Nebraska.
(b) Ohio.
(c) Indiana.
(d) Maine.

5. Who is Lois' father?
(a) Jim Yare.
(b) Jacob Yare.
(c) Joe Yare.
(d) Joe Dare.

6. What does Margret see coming down the road?
(a) A horse and buggy.
(b) A riderless horse.
(c) A hay wagon.
(d) A vendor's wagon.

7. With whom does Lois share her room?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her best friend.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her father.

8. What does Mr. Holmes do as he passes Margret's office?
(a) Knocks on the door.
(b) Kicks the door.
(c) Closes the door.
(d) Brushes the doorknob.

9. What type of material is produced at the mill where Margret worked?
(a) Wool.
(b) Canvas.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Silk.

10. Why has Dr. Knowles purchased new property?
(a) To build a new library.
(b) To build a new home.
(c) To establish a new commune.
(d) To build a new mill.

11. What does Mr. Holmes feel about his broken engagement to Margret?
(a) He is trying to get back with Margret.
(b) He never even thinks of it.
(c) He thinks about it once in awhile.
(d) He still has pain over it.

12. From what ages did Lois work at the mill?
(a) 10-14.
(b) 6-16.
(c) 7-21.
(d) 7-16.

13. What does Margret hope people will know from her story?
(a) The excitement of war.
(b) How wonderful her parents were.
(c) The anguish of the time in which she lived.
(d) How smart she was.

14. What noise startles Margret as she stands outside?
(a) Thunder.
(b) A gunshot.
(c) A scream.
(d) The yapping of a dog.

15. Which of the following is NOT part of Margret's trip to return home?
(a) The meatpacking district.
(b) Through the suburbs.
(c) Past the rowhouses.
(d) Into the country.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mr. Holmes expecting Dr. Knowles to give him?

2. Which of the following does NOT describe Lois' condition?

3. Who visits the Howth family every night?

4. Which of the following does NOT describe the conditions in the mill where Lois Yare worked as a child?

5. Who is the only one who feeds the caged chicken in Margret's office?

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