The Keepers of the House Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Keepers of the House Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Abigail was a child, who slept in the great tester bed in the south bedroom?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Abigail.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Her grandfather.

3. Why are there no pictures of Lorena Adams Howland?
(a) They burned in a house fire.
(b) Lorena refused to allow her picture to be taken.
(c) They were lost over the years.
(d) William burned them one afternoon.

4. Who says, "Wind's to the west"?
(a) Oliver.
(b) Abigail.
(c) William.
(d) Annie.

5. In the first Book of Abigail, what month is it?
(a) September.
(b) November.
(c) February.
(d) December.

6. What is trainasse?
(a) Cajun name for the marsh.
(b) An animal found in the swamp.
(c) Creole name for narrow tunnels in a marsh.
(d) Cajun name for swamp water.

7. What is likker?
(a) Alcohol made in stills in the South.
(b) A species of cotton.
(c) A type of hunting dog.
(d) A medicinal plant.

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

9. From whose viewpoint is the first Book of Abigail written.
(a) Abigail's mother's.
(b) Abigail's grandfather's.
(c) Abigail's.
(d) Abigail's daughter's.

10. When William is called to war, where does he go?
(a) Camp Reynolds in Savannah.
(b) France.
(c) England.
(d) Camp Martin in New Orleans.

11. What had William hunted as a boy for a quarter for each skin?
(a) Coons.
(b) Snakes.
(c) Fox.
(d) Rabbits.

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

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

14. From where did the tomb builder come?
(a) Mobile.
(b) Chattanooga.
(c) Richmond.
(d) Biloxi.

15. In the first chapter, how long has it been since Abigail has seen one of Margaret's children?
(a) Three months.
(b) A year.
(c) A month.
(d) Five years.

Short Answer Questions

1. When William comes across a still, the whiskey is aging in ______________.

2. What attacks William so that he coats his body with muck?

3. Why doesn't Abigail want to replace the fence?

4. How does Abigail see Margaret's son carrying himself?

5. Who has fallen into a weaving of invisible threads at the beginning of the book?

(see the answer keys)

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