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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Margret NOT see in the abandoned tavern?
(a) Tramps.
(b) Drunks.
(c) Teachers.
(d) Orphans.

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

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

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

5. Who makes caustic remarks about Mr. Holmes once being engaged to the pitiful Margret?
(a) Miss Herne.
(b) Mr. Holmes.
(c) Mr. Herne.
(d) Dr. Knowles.

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

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

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

9. Which of the following did Lois NOT give to Mr. Holmes?
(a) Kindness.
(b) Compassion.
(c) Loyalty.
(d) Jealousy.

10. What holiday approaches as Holmes recuperates in the hospital?
(a) Halloween.
(b) Fourth of July.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Easter.

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

12. 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.

13. In what month does Dr. Knowles visit Mr. Holmes at the hospital?
(a) December.
(b) March.
(c) July.
(d) October.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What frightens Lois so much that she pulls her wagon to the side of the road?

2. Other than Lois, who does the carriage pass by on its way to town?

3. Who does Lois see in an approaching carriage?

4. Which of the following does NOT describe how Margret behaves toward Mr. Holmes?

5. Who does Dr. Knowles say that God has called to do the work of saving the people in the abandoned tavern?

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