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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why have Margret and her mother sold household items?
(a) To buy chickens.
(b) To send Margret to school.
(c) To invest in the mill.
(d) To have a little money to run the household.

3. What does Margret do before going to bed?
(a) Banks the fire.
(b) Steps outside for a few minutes.
(c) Sets out breakfast dishes.
(d) Brushes her hair.

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

5. What does Lois do after her father goes to bed?
(a) Watches the moonlight.
(b) Sets out breakfast dishes.
(c) Washes clothes.
(d) Loads her wagon.

6. What is Mrs. Howth doing as Margret does her chores?
(a) Sweeps the floor.
(b) Kneads bread.
(c) Dozes in a chair.
(d) Tends the fire.

7. What does Margret marvel at on her way to work?
(a) The budding trees.
(b) The summer corn.
(c) The fruits and vegetables in Lois' wagon.
(d) The sunrise.

8. Mr. Holmes wonders if it is the right thing to _____________________.
(a) Marry Miss Herne.
(b) Expand the mill.
(c) Marry Margret.
(d) Buy a new house.

9. How long has Dr. Knowles known Margret?
(a) Five years.
(b) A couple of months.
(c) A few days.
(d) All her life.

10. Which of the following is NOT an element of the Howth household?
(a) Despair.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Illness.
(d) Security.

11. Who is engaged to Mr. Holmes?
(a) Miss Herne.
(b) Lois.
(c) Margret.
(d) Miss Hall.

12. Why did Margret give up her former love, Mr. Holmes?
(a) She caught him in a lie.
(b) She didn't want to be tied down.
(c) She felt she was an impediment to his goals.
(d) She fell out of love with him.

13. Who is Mr. Pike?
(a) A grocer.
(b) A chimney sweep.
(c) A clerk at the mill.
(d) A delivery man.

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

15. Who is the only one who feeds the caged chicken in Margret's office?
(a) Mr. Pike.
(b) Dr. Knowles.
(c) Mr. Holmes.
(d) Margret.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Dr. Knowles go when he leaves the Howth home?

2. What is Margret glad that her father cannot see?

3. What does Mr. Holmes think about as he passes Margret's door?

4. What is the setting for Chapter 2?

5. Margret thinks that the doctor has always looked at her ___________________.

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