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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After Julia continues to dream about her Aunt Beatrice, what conclusion does she reach?
(a) That Aunt Beatrice is her mother.
(b) That Aunt Beatrice is haunting her.
(c) That Aunt Beatrice is really alive.
(d) That she and Beatrice are as one.

3. What is Uncle John's real profession?
(a) He is a lawyer.
(b) He is a blacksmith.
(c) He is a writer.
(d) He is a doctor.

4. What animal does Ralph regularly poach from the river?
(a) Crawfish.
(b) Shrimp.
(c) Trout.
(d) Salmon.

5. What part of his body is Ralph Megson missing?
(a) His arms.
(b) His fingers.
(c) His eyes.
(d) His legs.

6. What is the estate that Julia was raised on called?
(a) Greenacre.
(b) Wideacre.
(c) Springwoods.
(d) Blackwoods.

7. In her reoccurring dream about the church, what does Julia dream hits the building?
(a) Lightning.
(b) A wagon.
(c) A bomb.
(d) A tornado.

8. Who decides to hire Ralph Megson?
(a) Celia Lacey.
(b) Julia Lacey.
(c) Richard McAdams.
(d) Uncle John.

9. What has Julia lost in the village, prompting her, Richard, and Ralph to go back searching for it?
(a) Her glove.
(b) Her handkerchief
(c) Her hat.
(d) Her parasol.

10. What has Uncle John been away mining?
(a) Opals.
(b) Rubies.
(c) Diamonds.
(d) Gold.

11. Which holiday brings out gypsy dancers in the village?
(a) Halloween.
(b) Christmas.
(c) All Saints Day.
(d) Valentine's Day.

12. What rationalization does Julia give for the way that old people in the village greet her?
(a) That they don't recognize her face.
(b) That they are greeting Beatrice.
(c) That they are greeting her as Celia's daughter.
(d) That they are confused as to who she is.

13. To what city does Uncle John and Celia wish to send Julia to see a doctor?
(a) Birmingham.
(b) Bradford.
(c) Bath.
(d) Bristol.

14. How do the villagers respond to Julia's warning about the church's destruction?
(a) They ignore her words completely.
(b) They believe her and act promptly against the destruction.
(c) They laugh in her face.
(d) They argue about whether they should believe a child.

15. When Uncle John returns from the mines, what is he disappointed to see in Richard?
(a) A lack of studious behavior.
(b) A spoiled attitude.
(c) A slight stature.
(d) An unathletic physique.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What terrible incident happens to the house that Julia was raised in as a child?

3. What does James Fortescue think of Dr. Phillips?

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

5. Which of the following adjectives does Uncle John and Celia use to describe both Julia and Beatrice?

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