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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. Lucy describes herself as the veteran of _____________.
(a) cotillions.
(b) child brides.
(c) veterans.
(d) hate.

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

3. Will and Lucy stay at a hotel near _____________ on their honeymoon.
(a) Greensboro.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Memphis.
(d) Charleston.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Lucy lived at the nursing home?

2. What is Lucy's last name?

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

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

5. What happens to Will a few months after the return from the trip?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Ned Smythe's mother react to news of his death?

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

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

4. How does Ned's mother react when Will visits her to talk about Ned's death?

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

6. How does the novel begin?

7. Why does Will terminate Cassie?

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

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

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

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