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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After visiting the shopkeeper, what does James ask of Julia?
(a) To never speak to him again.
(b) To marry him.
(c) To loan him money for school.
(d) To travel to Spain with him.

2. How is it rumored that Wideacre grows such a prosperous harvest?
(a) By underground watering systems.
(b) By Lacey magic.
(c) By slave labor.
(d) By secret fertilizer.

3. What happens to Matthew Merry after he is sent to prison?
(a) He kills himself.
(b) He is killed by another inmate.
(c) He is sent to the mental ward of the prison.
(d) He dies of a broken heart.

4. Why is Jimmy Dart arrested?
(a) For setting fire to Wideacre.
(b) For being a vagrant.
(c) For stealing from the fields.
(d) For killing Celia Lacey.

5. What are Celia's final words to Julia before leaving with Uncle John for town?
(a) "You will pay for what you have done."
(b) "I love you, my daughter."
(c) There are no words spoken between them.
(d) "God be with your soul."

6. What crop does Richard begin selling to the commercial markets after his parents' funeral?
(a) Tobacco.
(b) Cotton.
(c) Corn.
(d) Wheat.

7. What does Ralph predict will someday happen to the land of Wideacre?
(a) That the land will flourish under Julia's green thumb.
(b) That Julia will give it to the villagers.
(c) That the villagers will overtake the land from her.
(d) That the land will be destroyed by fire.

8. How many of the slave children that were taken from the Acre died?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

9. Why does Celia leave the party early, allowing James to escort Julia home?
(a) Because she is bored with parties.
(b) Because she has fallen ill.
(c) Because she wants Julia and James to be alone.
(d) Because she has a fight with the party hostess.

10. How quickly is Julia revisited by Beatrice upon returning to Wideacre?
(a) Within the first day of returning.
(b) She isn't visited by Beatrice at all.
(c) Within the first week of returning.
(d) Immediately after stepping foot on the property.

11. What is the holiday that Julia is made queen of by the villagers?
(a) Breezing.
(b) Maying.
(c) Sunning.
(d) Springing.

12. After the attack, what part of Julia's body is broken?
(a) Her collar bone.
(b) Her rib.
(c) Her wrist.
(d) Her ankle.

13. What does Julie do for a living?
(a) She is a cleaner.
(b) She is a teacher.
(c) She is a prostitute.
(d) She is a seamstress.

14. Which errand does Julia call for Jimmy Dart to run for her?
(a) Delivering a letter.
(b) Purchasing fabric for baby clothes.
(c) Hiding a weapon in the woods.
(d) Picking up medicine.

15. Who does Ralph suggest could relieve Julia of her pregnancy?
(a) A gypsy woman.
(b) Celia Lacey.
(c) Dr. Phillips.
(d) Dr. Pearce.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the linkboy that Julia and James meet leaving the party?

2. After his parents' death, what is Richard's greatest concern?

3. What does a linkboy carry?

4. After Julia is presented with the doll on reaping day, what does her family realize about her?

5. How does the bird respond to being held by Richard?

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