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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do the village children dare Julia to steal from the parson's garden?
(a) Potatos.
(b) Carrots.
(c) Oranges.
(d) Apples.

3. Who does Julia refer to as a "great lout"?
(a) Ralph's cleaning woman.
(b) Ralph's mother.
(c) Ralph's girlfriend.
(d) Ralph's sister.

4. On what birthday does Julia begin to have dreams that she is Beatrice?
(a) On her 10th birthday.
(b) On her 18th birthday.
(c) On her 16th birthday.
(d) On her 21st birthday.

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

6. Who convinces Ralph to abide by Uncle John's new plan?
(a) Julia.
(b) Richard.
(c) The villagers.
(d) Uncle John.

7. Where does Julia typically have her daydreams?
(a) While chewing on tobacco leaves.
(b) While wandering through Wideacre estates.
(c) While taking very hot baths.
(d) While lying in her bed.

8. What is Marianne's social status?
(a) Higher than Julia's.
(b) Equal to Julia's.
(c) There is no mention of Marianne's social ranking.
(d) Lower than Julia's.

9. 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.

10. What terrible incident happens to the house that Julia was raised in as a child?
(a) It is destroyed by a bomb.
(b) It is swept away by a monsoon.
(c) It is burned down.
(d) It is swept up by a tornado.

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

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

13. What animal attacks Richard in the barn?
(a) A flock of chickens.
(b) A gaggle of geese.
(c) A flock of sheep.
(d) A herd of cows.

14. Which of the following is a subject taught at the school for village children?
(a) Farming.
(b) Plumbing.
(c) Sewing.
(d) Cooking.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who convinces Julia that if she believes in her dream she must warn the villagers?

2. How do the villagers respond to Julia's warning about the church's destruction?

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

4. Why is Julia tempted to bring the horse out of the stable?

5. How was Julia's Aunt Beatrice killed?

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