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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does William's daughter go to college?
(a) Agnes Scott College in Georgia.
(b) University of Montevallo in Alabama.
(c) Mary Baldwin in Virginia.
(d) H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College in Louisiana.

2. What mammal does William see at the large freshwater lake in the middle of the swamp?
(a) Dog.
(b) Wolf.
(c) Bear.
(d) Black panther.

3. Who says, "liars' tongues drop off"?
(a) Annie.
(b) William.
(c) Abigail.
(d) Oliver.

4. What did William give his daughter as a homecoming surprise after her first year of college?
(a) A gazebo.
(b) A book of poetry.
(c) A horse.
(d) A trip to Europe.

5. What is the eye color of the last William Howland's eyes?
(a) Blue.
(b) Brown.
(c) Gray.
(d) Green.

6. Who ran off to a ship at Savannah and disappeared?
(a) The landlady's husband.
(b) William's nephew.
(c) Lorena's brother.
(d) An earlier William Howland.

7. Who says that William's decision to remain a widower is indecent?
(a) Abigail, his daughter.
(b) Mariah Peters.
(c) Lucy Whittemore.
(d) Annie, his sister.

8. When William tells his granddaughter, "I used to think she'd glow in the night," to whom is he referring?
(a) His daughter, Abigail.
(b) His mother.
(c) Lorena.
(d) Margaret.

9. What does Abigail see in place of the fence?
(a) Cherokee rose branches.
(b) Wood for a new fence.
(c) Rope.
(d) Nothing.

10. In Abigail's imagination, who stands next to her on the porch in the first Book of Abigail?
(a) Robert.
(b) John.
(c) William.
(d) Margaret.

11. Who is passed out in the corner after the groom's breakfast?
(a) Gregory Mason.
(b) Harry Armstrong.
(c) Howland Campbell.
(d) Mr. Bannister.

12. What does Abigail do immediately before watering?
(a) Puts on a sweater.
(b) Cries.
(c) Turns on the porch light.
(d) Tells the children to wash for dinner.

13. What is Abigail's son's name?
(a) Eddie.
(b) Bobby.
(c) Willie.
(d) Johnny.

14. Who is Michael Campbell?
(a) William's cousin who is a doctor.
(b) William's cousin who is a lawyer.
(c) The Madison City postmaster.
(d) William's brother-in-law.

15. What looks like a choppy sea to Abigail?
(a) The front yard.
(b) The porch.
(c) The water inside the watering tin.
(d) The river.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is William's first step in the adventure of going into the swamp?

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

3. From what state did William Marshall Howland originally come?

4. In what direction has the sun set at the beginning of "The Keepers of the House"?

5. Where does Abner Carmichael live?

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