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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Cousin Mary's family from?
(a) New Church.
(b) Madison City.
(c) Twin Fawns.
(d) Old Cedar.

2. In the epilogue, where is Robert's home located?
(a) Portland.
(b) Salt Lake City.
(c) Oakland.
(d) Seattle.

3. What does Abigail toss into the concrete yard?
(a) John's chair.
(b) John's desk.
(c) Her grandfather's reading chair.
(d) Photographs of William's and Margaret's children.

4. Who walks beside Abigail as she walks on the sidewalk in the epilogue?
(a) Her lawyer.
(b) Her oldest daughter.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Her grandfather.

5. What name did the Howland place once go by that an ancestor tried unsuccessfully to bring back?
(a) Shirley.
(b) Tara.
(c) Tribeca.
(d) Eloise.

Short Answer Questions

1. What river is referred to at the beginning of the book?

2. Who tells Margaret about her father and how her parents met?

3. Who says, "It's hot and I'm miseried"?

4. What is squirming "helplessly on the boards" of the porch?

5. What is the only sound heard as Abigail leaves the tea?

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