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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. Why does Lucy decide not to leave Will?
(a) It is not something women of her class do.
(b) She would be afraid to be without him.
(c) It would be embarrassing.
(d) He is the father of her children.

2. Who is Lucy's best friend as a child?
(a) Addie McGlothin.
(b) Peggy Hall.
(c) Susan Jessup.
(d) Shirley Williams.

3. What was the big event of the year for Cassie's tribe in Africa?
(a) Dance of the Rare Red Bird.
(b) Egg Moon Festival.
(c) Mardi Gras.
(d) Festival of the Death Masks.

4. What city did the woman in the train station come from?
(a) Memphis.
(b) Detroit.
(c) Baltimore.
(d) Atlanta.

5. What destination does Lucy choose when she goes to the train depot?
(a) New York City.
(b) Boston, Massachusetts.
(c) Savannah, Georgia.
(d) St. Petersburg, Florida.

Short Answer Questions

1. As a child, Lucy had a collection of _______________.

2. What did Cassie's mother do in the root cellar?

3. What does Unison do at Prothero's funeral?

4. Where does Will stay when Lucy tells him to leave the house?

5. Who cares for Will now that he is incapacitated?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author use foreshadowing regarding Ned in this section?

2. Why is Will not interested in seeing General Lee during the surrender at Appomattox?

3. What does Lucy do when she learns that Ned has been blinded in a hunting accident?

4. Why did Bianca try to push Lucy toward social refinement and how did Lucy feel about it?

5. How do Lucy's children feel about Cassie in their lives?

6. Describe Lucy's success at teaching Sunday School

7. What story does Lady Marsden ask Cassie to tell as they wait for Sherman's troops to arrive?

8. How does the author show that Lucy is weary of Will's war stories?

9. What was the fate of Cassie and her parents?

10. How do Will's financial decisions make the family vulnerable?

(see the answer keys)

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