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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What nickname does Lucy's father give her?
(a) Doll Face.
(b) Sis.
(c) Miss Engaged.
(d) Miss Priss.

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

4. What name does Lucy call Willie?
(a) Sir Willie.
(b) Colonel.
(c) Wills.
(d) Cap.

5. What happens to Will a few months after the return from the trip?
(a) He breaks his hip.
(b) He has a heart attack.
(c) His hair turns white.
(d) He won't get out of bed.

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

7. How did the boy in #9 die?
(a) Malaria.
(b) Sepsis.
(c) Shot and drowned.
(d) Tuberculosis.

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

9. Will seems to be still scared from the war even though it ended over ___________ years ago.
(a) 5.
(b) 30.
(c) 10.
(d) 20.

10. Where does Will keep his gun collection?
(a) Under the bed.
(b) In a safe.
(c) In his desk.
(d) In a closet.

11. How many farms does Will own?
(a) 4.
(b) 10.
(c) 7.
(d) 1.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of car did Cap buy?

2. How old is Lucy at the beginning of the novel?

3. What does Will purchase when he returns home from visiting the Utts?

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

5. Lucy is pregnant with her _____________ child during the family road trip.

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