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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 23 and 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Julia explain her gardening techniques?
(a) She says that the techniques come to her naturally.
(b) She says that she learned the techniques from the previous gardener.
(c) She says that she has spent many hours practicing her techniques.
(d) She says that she read about the techniques in textbooks.

2. As Julia explains it to Ralph, why doesn't she have a horse?
(a) Because her Uncle John cannot afford another horse.
(b) Because she is too terrified to learn to ride a horse.
(c) Because her Uncle John hasn't found a proper horse for her yet.
(d) Because she has an allergy to horse fur.

3. Where were the slave children sent to work after being taken from the Acre?
(a) At a farm.
(b) At a factory.
(c) At a mill.
(d) At a livery.

4. What is Uncle John's plan to cut hourly wages from the Wideacre employees?
(a) To pay the workers in land.
(b) To pay the workers in profit share.
(c) Not to pay the workers at all.
(d) To pay the workers in kind words.

5. How does Ralph respond to Uncle John's plan when Richard presents it to him?
(a) He is saddened.
(b) He is outraged.
(c) He is skeptical.
(d) He is excited.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Celia leave the party early, allowing James to escort Julia home?

2. In which country are there rebellions leading to beheadings, as mentioned in the novel?

3. Why does Uncle John think that it is necessary to change the way that the employees are paid?

4. Who is the father of Julia's baby?

5. Why does Julia state that she has called off her engagement to James?

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