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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Lucy living at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Her daughter's home.
(b) Her own home.
(c) A nursing home.
(d) A convent.

2. Who is the other slave who helps get Lady Marsden out of her home when Sherman's army arrives?
(a) Sara.
(b) Zelia.
(c) Addie.
(d) Zoe.

3. What does Will purchase when he returns home from visiting the Utts?
(a) More livestock.
(b) A new wardrobe.
(c) A new house.
(d) A Swiss watch.

4. Where does Cassie plan to go when she leaves The Lilacs?
(a) Detroit.
(b) New York City.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Philadephia.

5. Where did the boy in #9 die?
(a) Fredericksburg.
(b) Antietam.
(c) Appomattox.
(d) Gettysburg.

6. How does Cap tell Lucy to summon Cassie?
(a) Ring a silver bell.
(b) Knock on the woodwork.
(c) Yell for her.
(d) Have Cap get her.

7. Who was the man who saved Will's leg during the war?
(a) William Morgan.
(b) Frederick Clark.
(c) Sal Smith.
(d) Everett Hocking.

8. Who is Lucy's first daughter?
(a) Jasmine.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Louisa.
(d) Elizabeth.

9. Who is Castalia?
(a) Wills' aunt.
(b) Will's mother.
(c) Will's housekeeper.
(d) Will's sister.

10. Where does Cap drive the family in the new car?
(a) To the Florida Keys.
(b) To Coney Island.
(c) A tour of Civil War sites.
(d) To Savannah.

11. What did Ned's mother not do after Ned went to war?
(a) Can peaches.
(b) Sing.
(c) Go out of her yard.
(d) Make his favorite dish.

12. What item did Will get from a dying Union soldier?
(a) Pistol.
(b) Boots.
(c) Watch.
(d) Sword.

13. What kind of car did Cap buy?
(a) Buick.
(b) Chevrolet.
(c) Mercedes.
(d) Model T Ford.

14. Who was Will's friend in the army?
(a) Joe Watson.
(b) Myron Best.
(c) Ned Smythe.
(d) James Hall.

15. What is the name of the area where the freed slaves camp in Falls?
(a) Hallelujah Trail.
(b) Freedom City.
(c) Sherman's City.
(d) Baby Africa.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Will keep the watch until it is safe to deliver it?

2. Why could Will not send the item in #49 to the family of the dead Union soldier?

3. What does Lucy start to do in the afternoons?

4. What does Cassie prepare for Lucy for breakfast?

5. Why does Lucy begin to worry about Will?

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