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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 do the Daughters of the Confederacy ask Will to do?
(a) Lead the annual parade.
(b) Head up a fundraiser.
(c) Have his portrait painted.
(d) Speak to their group.

2. Where is Will sitting in a ditch in Book III, pp. 478-509?
(a) Gettysburg.
(b) Fredericksburg.
(c) Antietam.
(d) Appomattox.

3. In what state die Unison live?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) South Carolina.
(d) Virginia.

4. As a child, Lucy had a collection of _______________.
(a) butterflies.
(b) prisms.
(c) shells.
(d) ribbons.

5. How long is Lucy home when she decides to take the kids and leave Will?
(a) A couple of days.
(b) Several weeks.
(c) Six months.
(d) A year.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position did Cassie's mother hold?

2. What does Lucy plan to do when Will returns from the hunting trip?

3. What lie does Ned tell Lucy?

4. Why does Will refuse any rides on his way home?

5. Will leaves Appomattox before ____________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the circumstances of the death of Lucy and Will's baby, Archie?

2. Why does Maimie decide to kill herself?

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

4. How does Will behave when he returns home after Ned's accident?

5. How does Lieutenant Prothero behave inappropriately toward Unison Randolph?

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

7. Describe Lucy and Will's separation after Ned's accident.

8. Who is Maimie L. Beech?

9. What is significant about the diamond ring that Baby swallowed?

10. What is the story of the woman at the train station which makes Lucy change her mind about leaving her family?

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