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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does Ned's mother learn of his death?
(a) Telegram.
(b) Letter.
(c) List posted in town.
(d) Visit from Sergeant.

4. What town was Ned Smythe from?
(a) Falls.
(b) Charleston.
(c) Portland.
(d) Atlanta.

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

6. What does Ned's mother do when Will tells her about Ned's death?
(a) Hugs him.
(b) Calls him a liar.
(c) Faints.
(d) Throws plates at him.

7. What do Cap and Lucy purchase at Hodgepath's?
(a) Produce.
(b) Yard goods.
(c) Cattle.
(d) Coffee.

8. What happens when Will gets closer to the places with the most painful memories?
(a) Will decides not to stop.
(b) Will drives erratically.
(c) The facts of Will's stories change.
(d) Will speeds up.

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

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

11. What does Will do when he returns to Falls?
(a) Goes back to school.
(b) Visit places he and Ned used to play.
(c) Builds a house.
(d) Gets married right away.

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

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

14. In what subject is Professor Taw interested?
(a) Theology.
(b) Physics.
(c) Art history.
(d) Sociology.

15. Will and Lucy stay at a hotel near _____________ on their honeymoon.
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Memphis.
(c) Greensboro.
(d) Charleston.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name does Lucy call Willie?

2. What notable thing does Will comment on about his friend, Ned?

3. Where is Lucy living at the beginning of the novel?

4. What did Lucy object to Will doing with the children?

5. Who is Castalia?

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