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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

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

4. How was Julia's Aunt Beatrice killed?
(a) She had an incurable disease.
(b) She drown.
(c) She was murdered.
(d) She died in a car accident.

5. When Julia is fighting with the village children, where is Richard?
(a) At the parsonage.
(b) Watching from the shadows.
(c) Taking a riding lesson.
(d) Eating a piece of pie.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Julia explains it to Ralph, why doesn't she have a horse?

2. What type of animal is Scheherazade?

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

4. What do Celia and Julia rent from Mrs. Gibson?

5. Who does James suggest that Julia should elope with?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Celia respond to the constant comparison of Julia's looks to her sister Beatrice's?

2. How does James encourage Julia to embrace her heritage?

3. What gift does Ralph bring for Julia, and what is the response to his gift?

4. How does Aunt Beatrice die?

5. How does Celia respond to starting a school for the village children.

6. How does Julia feel about having meeting and having to visit with Dr. Phillips?

7. What does Julia see while swimming with Clary in the river?

8. How does Uncle John plan to reinvent the way that the Wideacre employees are paid, and why?

9. How is Ralph Megson welcomed to Wideacre estate?

10. How do the villagers respond after hearing Julia's dream?

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