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

2. Why does Maimie always quit her job?
(a) She gets bored really quickly.
(b) She doesn't think she earns enough money.
(c) She doesn't want people to know she can't read.
(d) She is always moving around.

3. According to Prothero, there should not be a virgin over the age of __________ in the Confederacy.
(a) 13.
(b) 17.
(c) 21.
(d) 11.

4. Who did Bianca marry?
(a) Samuel Honicott.
(b) Adam McGlothin.
(c) Matthew Owens.
(d) Joseph Treadwell.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What validates Lucy's decision?

2. What destination does Lucy choose when she goes to the train depot?

3. What do the Daughters of the Confederacy ask Will to do?

4. How old was Cassie when she was captured in Africa and sold into slavery?

5. What musical instrument does Unison play?

Short Essay Questions

1. What decision does Lucy make after she has been home again for a few weeks?

2. Describe Will's journey home after the end of the war.

3. How does Baby try to re-pay her mother for swallowing the diamond ring?

4. Describe how Cassie and her family members were taken aboard the big boat in Africa.

5. Who is Maimie L. Beech?

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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