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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Julia's reoccurring dream, where are she and the baby headed?
(a) To the cemetary.
(b) To the river.
(c) To the church.
(d) To the doctor's office.

2. What type of orchard is Julia in charge of building?
(a) An almond orchard.
(b) An apple orchard.
(c) An orange orchard.
(d) An olive orchard.

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

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

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

6. What does Julia do with the extra trees from her orchard?
(a) She plants them in her small, personal garden.
(b) She throws them away.
(c) She plants them in the village.
(d) She plants them by the sea side.

7. In which country are there rebellions leading to beheadings, as mentioned in the novel?
(a) Ireland.
(b) France.
(c) England.
(d) Spain.

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

9. How old was Julia when her father died?
(a) Twelve-years-old.
(b) Two-years-old.
(c) Twenty-two-years-old.
(d) Twenty-years-old.

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

11. What impediment affects Matthew Merry?
(a) He stutters.
(b) He is blind.
(c) He is deaf.
(d) He is mute.

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

13. Which of the following events does Julia NOT attend with Marianne?
(a) A social party.
(b) A tea party.
(c) Choir practice.
(d) A fashionable ball.

14. After discussing Richard's temper with Julia, what does Ralph call Richard?
(a) A dangerous boy.
(b) An evil demon.
(c) A spoiled child.
(d) A filthy rat.

15. What does James Fortescue think of Dr. Phillips?
(a) That he is a decent man.
(b) That he is a brilliant doctor.
(c) That he is a quack.
(d) That he is a drunk.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which of the following places has Julia NOT had an encounter with her Aunt Beatrice?

2. Why is Dench fired?

3. What is Ralph Megson famous for doing in the village?

4. What is Ralph Megson's job?

5. In what century was Julia born?

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