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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 is Lucy's notoriety in the nursing home?
(a) She can tap dance.
(b) She has the most boyfriends.
(c) She can play the harmonica.
(d) She is the oldest living Confederate widow.

2. To what state does Will travel to tell the Union soldier's family about his death?
(a) Vermont.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Pennsylvania.

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

4. How old was Captain Marsden when he joined the Confederate army?
(a) 33.
(b) 24.
(c) 19.
(d) 13.

5. How old is Lucy at the beginning of the novel?
(a) 65.
(b) 99.
(c) 43.
(d) 13.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What was the name of Lady Marsden's mansion?

5. What nickname does Lucy's father give her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Lucy first meet Castalia?

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

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

6. Who was Lady Marsden and what were some of the things she was noted for?

7. Who is Sal Smith and what role did he play in Will's life during the war?

8. How old was Willie when he became a soldier and how did the war affect him?

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

10. Even though Lucy is younger than Will, how does she view him regarding his emotional war wounds?

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