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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ned's mother learn of his death?

2. Who is Castalia?

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

4. Why do the slaves remain at The Lilacs for awhile?

5. Why did Cap not make the trip alone?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the irony of Sal Smith's situation when Will sees him again many years later?

2. Why is Lucy concerned for Will during the family's trip to view Civil War sites?

3. How does Lucy first meet Castalia?

4. How did Will become famous for telling his war stories?

5. How old are Lucy and Will when they meet and begin a courtship?

6. Why does Lucy allow Will to tell his war stories to the children in spite of her objection to them?

7. What is the premise of OLDEST LIVING CONFEDERATE WIDOW TELLS ALL?

8. Who is the only man that Lucy likes in the nursing home?

9. What is Will's behavior at the site where Ned was killed?

10. What physical and emotional changes occur in Will after visiting the lake where Ned was killed?

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