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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the first chapter, who built the porch that Abigail stands on?
(a) Her great-great grandfather.
(b) Her great-great-great-great-grandfather.
(c) Her great-great-great grandfather.
(d) Her great-grandfather.

2. Who comments, "White trash will be the death of the South"?
(a) Mrs. Locke.
(b) Mrs. Holloway.
(c) Mrs. Allen.
(d) Abigail.

3. When Abigail finds out that William owns the Washington Hotel, when did he acquire it?
(a) About 30 years.
(b) About 20 years.
(c) Right before his death.
(d) About 10 years.

4. Who leaves for boarding school the autumn after William's daughter dies?
(a) Crissy.
(b) Abigail.
(c) Robert.
(d) Nina.

5. What "burned a barn, killed cats and steers and couple of hounds"?
(a) Redneck pride.
(b) Southern sensibilities.
(c) Aimless anger.
(d) Too much alcohol.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who did Abigail's father quote after the World War II started in 1939?

3. What is quiet and still and dry in the first chapter?

4. What is the flowered cloth that Margaret is sewing from?

5. What color is the wood of John's home office desk?

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