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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 long has Lucy lived at the nursing home?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 7 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 14 years.

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

3. What thought did Lucy have on her wedding night?
(a) She wanted to run back home.
(b) She could only tolerate her new husband.
(c) She truly loved her new husband.
(d) She wanted the night to last forever.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Cap and Lucy purchase at Hodgepath's?

2. Where does Will keep the watch until it is safe to deliver it?

3. Who was the nursing home director that Lucy liked?

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

5. Where does Lucy tell Will she and the children will wait for him at the lake?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do most of the slaves remain at The Lilacs even after they are freed?

3. What was the purpose of the trip the family made in a new Model T Ford?

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

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

6. Why did Will make the trip to Massachusetts to meet with Simon Utts' family?

7. Which person does Lucy select as the topic of her paper on the Civil War, and how does she glean her information?

8. How did the slaves treat Lady Marsden after she was burned in the fire at The Lilacs?

9. How does the novel begin?

10. How does Lucy first meet Castalia?

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