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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Margret not realize about Mr. Holmes?
(a) He has lost a leg in the fire.
(b) He has much scarring on his body.
(c) He is no longer engaged to Miss Herne.
(d) He has come into a small fortune.

2. What does Lois do after her father walks her home?
(a) Sets out the breakfast dishes.
(b) Goes to sleep.
(c) Loads her wagon for deliveries.
(d) Secretly follows him back to the mill.

3. In what month did the fire at the mill occur?
(a) March.
(b) October.
(c) December.
(d) July.

4. Where does Mr. Holmes recover from his injuries?
(a) At Miss Herne's home.
(b) At Dr. Knowles' home.
(c) At home.
(d) The hospital.

5. Margret's demeanor toward Mr. Holmes when he arrives as the Howth home is characterized as ________________.
(a) Loving.
(b) Embracing.
(c) Excited.
(d) Clipped.

6. Where does Margret say she will wait for Mr. Holmes?
(a) At the mill.
(b) At the stone wall.
(c) At the well.
(d) In heaven.

7. What deadline does Mr. Holmes give himself to be better?
(a) Christmas Eve.
(b) New Year's Eve.
(c) New Year's Day.
(d) Christmas Day.

8. What is Lois' philosophy?
(a) A bird in the hand is worth one in the bush.
(b) What goes around comes around.
(c) You reap what you sow.
(d) Everything will turn out in time.

9. Why does Mr. Holmes say he is going to marry Miss Herne?
(a) Her money will be beneficial for him.
(b) He is obligated to do it.
(c) He is crazy about her.
(d) He will learn to love her.

10. Where is Margret when Mr. Holmes finds her?
(a) Lying underneath a tree.
(b) Asleep in a meadow.
(c) Sitting against a stone wall.
(d) Walking slowly toward home.

11. Who does Dr. Knowles say that God has called to do the work of saving the people in the abandoned tavern?
(a) Mr. Holmes.
(b) Joel.
(c) Margret.
(d) Dr. Knowles.

12. Who sets fire to the mill?
(a) Mr. Holmes.
(b) Joel.
(c) Mr. Herne.
(d) Joe.

13. What is Lois doing at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) Loading her wagon with produce.
(b) Counting her day's profits.
(c) Heading back to town in her wagon.
(d) Unhitching her horse from the wagon.

14. When does Mr. Holmes promise to return?
(a) Christmas Day.
(b) New Year's Day.
(c) New Year's Eve.
(d) The day after Christmas.

15. What does Lois see when she awakens?
(a) Lightning.
(b) The sunrise.
(c) The fire at the mill.
(d) Suspicious shadows.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Dr. Knowles lead Margret on the way home?

2. What does Mr. Holmes feel for the first time in a long time on this Christmas Eve?

3. What topic of conversation does Margret veer away from?

4. Who stays by Mr. Holmes' bedside continually during his recuperation?

5. On what does Dr. Knowles congratulate Mr. Holmes?

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