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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who says, "Not being pretty...it worries a girl"?
(a) Margaret.
(b) The younger Abigail.
(c) Annie.
(d) The older Abigail.
2. In the first Book of Abigail, who avoids the porch light?
(a) A screech owl.
(b) The cat.
(c) Moths.
(d) Abigail.
3. What are the names of Margaret's children?
(a) Johnny, Marge,and Crissy.
(b) Will, Marge, and Nina.
(c) Robert, Nina, and Crissy.
(d) Robert, Lena, and Oliver.
4. Who is Michael Campbell?
(a) William's cousin who is a lawyer.
(b) William's cousin who is a doctor.
(c) William's brother-in-law.
(d) The Madison City postmaster.
5. What is a 'painter' as mentioned in the Book of William?
(a) Someone who paints barns.
(b) An artist.
(c) A type of slave.
(d) A bobcat.
6. What looks like a choppy sea to Abigail?
(a) The front yard.
(b) The river.
(c) The porch.
(d) The water inside the watering tin.
7. What did William bring to eat for his trip into the swamp?
(a) Bacon, cornbread, and apples.
(b) Ham, biscuits, and berries.
(c) Bacon, bread, and pears.
(d) Beef jerky, corn muffins, and persimmons.
8. Who ran off to a ship at Savannah and disappeared?
(a) William's nephew.
(b) Lorena's brother.
(c) The landlady's husband.
(d) An earlier William Howland.
9. What does the owl have for supper in the first Book of Abigail?
(a) Rabbit.
(b) Mouse.
(c) Squirrel.
(d) Small bird.
10. What had William hunted as a boy for a quarter for each skin?
(a) Snakes.
(b) Rabbits.
(c) Fox.
(d) Coons.
11. When did the forest fires take place in the Smokies?
(a) October.
(b) September.
(c) November.
(d) August.
12. How does Abigail see Margaret's son carrying himself?
(a) As an old man.
(b) As if in fear.
(c) As if he owns the world.
(d) As the young boy she grew up with.
13. In the first Book of Abigail, what month is it?
(a) September.
(b) December.
(c) November.
(d) February.
14. What poetry does the elder Abigail enjoy reading out loud before she leaves for college?
(a) Poe.
(b) Dickinson.
(c) Shelley.
(d) Yeats.
15. When William comes across a still, the whiskey is aging in ______________.
(a) Cedar kegs.
(b) Pine barrel.
(c) Copper pot.
(d) Oak kegs.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does William's daughter go to college?
2. From what state did William Marshall Howland originally come?
3. In Abigail's imagination, who stands next to her on the porch in the first Book of Abigail?
4. Where are the Robertsons rumored to build the latest addition to their business?
5. What is flying around the porch in the first chapter?
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