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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Will's demeanor on the way home from the trip?
(a) He won't stop crying.
(b) He is surly.
(c) He is very quiet.
(d) He is hysterical.

2. How ole is Lucy when she marries Will?
(a) 21.
(b) 29.
(c) 15.
(d) 33.

3. To what rank has Will promoted himself in his war stories by the time he is 36?
(a) Colonel.
(b) Captain.
(c) Lieutenant.
(d) Sergeant.

4. Why could Will not send the item in #49 to the family of the dead Union soldier?
(a) He did not have the address.
(b) He could not send a package to a Northern address.
(c) It was too big to package.
(d) There were no post offices around.

5. Who is burned in the fiery destruction of The Lilacs?
(a) Lady Marsden.
(b) Big Sam.
(c) Addie.
(d) Zelia.

6. How old was Captain Marsden when he joined the Confederate army?
(a) 24.
(b) 13.
(c) 33.
(d) 19.

7. Which of the following is NOT an item the slaves leave with Lady Marsden before they go?
(a) Book.
(b) Water.
(c) Food.
(d) Mirror.

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

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

10. Why does Lucy begin to worry about Will?
(a) He is gambling heavily.
(b) He is having an affair.
(c) He is drinking too much.
(d) He speeds in the car.

11. Where does Lucy tell Will she and the children will wait for him at the lake?
(a) In the car.
(b) At the motel.
(c) At a diner.
(d) In their cabin.

12. Where does Will keep the watch until it is safe to deliver it?
(a) In his safe.
(b) On his mantle.
(c) In a safe deposit bank.
(d) In a hat box.

13. What did Lucy object to Will doing with the children?
(a) Playing dodge ball with them.
(b) Their homework.
(c) Telling them war stories.
(d) Having races with them.

14. What is the nature of Cap's business?
(a) Cotton.
(b) Construction.
(c) Livestock.
(d) Retail.

15. What is Lucy's last name?
(a) Marlowe.
(b) Maitlen.
(c) Maddox.
(d) Marsden.

Short Answer Questions

1. What have some of the people at the nursing home gotten Lucy interested in?

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

3. To what state does Will travel to tell the Union soldier's family about his death?

4. Lucy learns that Cassie is a _______________.

5. How are people identified in the nursing home?

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