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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Second Book of Abigail.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Abigail tell her grandfather that she's getting married?
(a) After the spring semester.
(b) Immediately before spring finals.
(c) During the Easter holiday.
(d) One weekend in March.

2. According to Abigail, in what animal is her grandfather most interested?
(a) Pigs.
(b) Cows.
(c) Horses.
(d) Hounds.

3. Where is Margaret when she first sees the spirit of her great-grandmother?
(a) On an island in the swamp.
(b) By her tomato plants.
(c) By her cousin's mule.
(d) On the porch.

4. What outlines the graves in New Church?
(a) China animals.
(b) White stone.
(c) Barbed wire.
(d) Cups.

5. Who is best man at Abigail's wedding to Gregory Mason?
(a) Harry Armstrong.
(b) Howland Campbell.
(c) Rufus Matthews.
(d) Calvin Robertson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Abigail's mother do with letters that arrive from her husband?

2. How old is William when he thinks that he is old?

3. Who sits on the Carmichael porch to play the banjo and sing the blues?

4. Who says that William's decision to remain a widower is indecent?

5. Who leaves for boarding school the autumn after William's daughter dies?

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