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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As children, what did Julia and Robert promise to do?
(a) Move out of their hometown.
(b) Marry each other one day.
(c) Travel the world together.
(d) Stay best friends forever.

2. What is Julia's relationship to James?
(a) They are enemies.
(b) They are betrothed.
(c) They are coworkers.
(d) They are cousins.

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

4. In what century was Julia born?
(a) In the 1800s.
(b) In the 1600s.
(c) In the 1900s.
(d) In the 1700s.

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

6. What musical instrument does Julia play so that she can accompany Richard's singing?
(a) The flute.
(b) The guitar.
(c) The cello.
(d) The piano.

7. Which of the following characters have plans to become the next owner of the Wideacre estate?
(a) Matthew Merry.
(b) Ralph.
(c) Clary.
(d) Richard.

8. What do Celia and Julia rent from Mrs. Gibson?
(a) A motor car.
(b) A horse and buggy.
(c) A sewing machine.
(d) An apartment.

9. How does Richard respond to Julia's news that she is being sent away.
(a) He is enraged by her leaving.
(b) He is confused by her leaving.
(c) He is excited by her leaving.
(d) He is saddened by her leaving.

10. Why does Uncle John think that it is necessary to change the way that the employees are paid?
(a) To ensure that the workers stop stealing from the fields.
(b) To ensure that the workers stay loyal to the Wideacre estate.
(c) To ensure that all the workers care about what is happening on the estate.
(d) To ensure that all the workers come into the fields on time.

11. What is the first thing that Julia notices about the village children when she sees them for the first time?
(a) That they are playing an exciting game.
(b) That they all seem to be overweight.
(c) That they are malnourished.
(d) That they have finer clothes than she does.

12. How does James respond to Julia's prophetic dreams?
(a) He teases her about them.
(b) He takes them as fact.
(c) He is amused by them.
(d) He is terrified of them.

13. What is Ralph Megson's job?
(a) He is the new stable manager.
(b) He is the new tutor.
(c) He is the new gardner.
(d) He is the overseer of the entire estate.

14. When Julia confronts Celia about her resemblance to Beatrice, how does Celia respond?
(a) That she doesn't remember what Beatrice looked like.
(b) That Beatrice was much more beautiful that Julia.
(c) That Julia looks much different that Beatrice.
(d) That Julia and Beatrice are like twins.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Julia do with the extra trees from her orchard?

2. When Julia overhears Uncle John speaking to the woman from town, how many babies does the woman say that she has buried?

3. Why is Dench fired?

4. How does Julia dream that the village will be destroyed?

5. How was Julia's Aunt Beatrice killed?

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