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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Captain Marsden's first name?
(a) Charlie.
(b) Willie.
(c) Guy.
(d) Eddie.

3. What is Lucy's notoriety in the nursing home?
(a) She is the oldest living Confederate widow.
(b) She has the most boyfriends.
(c) She can tap dance.
(d) She can play the harmonica.

4. Who is Captain Marsden?
(a) Lucy's former beau.
(b) Lucy's husband.
(c) Lucy's father.
(d) Lucy's brother.

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

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

7. Who was the nursing home director that Lucy liked?
(a) Mike Adderly.
(b) Larry Winch.
(c) Sam Genovese.
(d) Jay Cannon.

8. As a school girl, what topic does Lucy choose to write on regarding the Civil War?
(a) Generals.
(b) Medical practices.
(c) Battlefields.
(d) Lady Marsden.

9. Which of the following does Cassie NOT provide for Lucy's bathing?
(a) Basin of hot water.
(b) Epsom salts.
(c) Bar of soap.
(d) Vinegar.

10. What is the name of the part of town where Cassie lives?
(a) Harlem.
(b) Baby Africa.
(c) Urban Ghetto.
(d) Hell's Kitchen.

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

12. Lucy learns that Cassie is a _______________.
(a) minister.
(b) midwife.
(c) teacher.
(d) voodoo priestess.

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

14. Where did Will and his mother often have picnics?
(a) On their burned out property.
(b) On the town square.
(c) At the lake.
(d) At the cemetery.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Lady Marsden's mansion?

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

3. How are people identified in the nursing home?

4. Why does Lucy begin to worry about Will?

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

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