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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are Lois and Joe doing as Chapter 7 begins?
(a) Eating dinner.
(b) Keeping watch at the mill.
(c) Going to church.
(d) Delivering produce.

2. Who does Lois see in an approaching carriage?
(a) Mr. Howth.
(b) Mr. Holmes.
(c) Miss Herne.
(d) Dr. Knowles.

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

4. What topic of conversation does Margret veer away from?
(a) Her former engagement to Mr. Holmes.
(b) Miss Herne.
(c) Her father's blindness.
(d) The family's poverty.

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

6. Which of the following does Mr. Holmes NOT admit to Margret?
(a) He has ambitions.
(b) He never loved her.
(c) He did love her.
(d) He still loves her.

7. What had Lois told Mr. Holmes that Christmas is?
(a) The day love was born on earth.
(b) The coldest day of the year.
(c) The day kids look forward to all year.
(d) The best day of the year.

8. Mrs. Howth prepares ____________ and plum pudding for Christmas dinner.
(a) Ham.
(b) Goose.
(c) Turkey.
(d) Duck.

9. Which of the following does NOT describe Lois as she watches over Mr. Holmes during his recovery?
(a) Impatient.
(b) Calming.
(c) Loyal.
(d) Steadfast.

10. Who follows Margret as she walks home on Christmas Eve?
(a) Miss Herne.
(b) Joe.
(c) Dr. Knowles.
(d) Mr. Holmes.

11. Who stays by Mr. Holmes' bedside continually during his recuperation?
(a) Mrs. Howth.
(b) Lois.
(c) Margret.
(d) Miss Herne.

12. What is the tavern used for by some Negroes?
(a) A church.
(b) A community center.
(c) A hospital.
(d) A stop on the Underground Railroad.

13. Which of the following does NOT stop by the Howth's home on Christmas?
(a) Lois.
(b) Dr. Knowles.
(c) Mr. Holmes.
(d) Miss Herne.

14. What is Dr. Knowles' reaction to the fact that Margret will be marrying Mr. Holmes?
(a) Disappointment.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Anger.
(d) Happiness.

15. What does Margret say when Mr. Holmes asks her to be his wife?
(a) Absolutely not.
(b) She'll think about it.
(c) Yes.
(d) She needs to sleep on it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Holmes do that surprises Margret?

2. Where does Mr. Holmes recover from his injuries?

3. Who sets fire to the mill?

4. In what month did the fire at the mill occur?

5. What must Dr. Knowles now do since he has lost everything in the mill fire?

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