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

2. Lucy is pregnant with her _____________ child during the family road trip.
(a) sixth.
(b) third.
(c) ninth.
(d) first.

3. In what state is the town in #15 located?
(a) North Carolina.
(b) South Carolina.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Georgia.

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

5. What does Cassie prepare for Lucy for breakfast?
(a) Oatmeal.
(b) French toast.
(c) An omelet.
(d) Quiche.

Short Answer Questions

1. How ole is Lucy when she marries Will?

2. What quirky thing did Ned's mother do two days after learning of his death?

3. What kind of car did Cap buy?

4. What town was Ned Smythe from?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Lucy's wedding night especially difficult for Lucy on two levels?

2. How does Lucy first meet Castalia?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is the initial relationship between Lucy and Castalia (Cassie)?

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

10. What role do soap operas play in the nursing home where Lucy lives now?

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