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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who has fallen into a weaving of invisible threads at the beginning of the book?
(a) William.
(b) Abigail.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Robert.

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

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

5. In the first Book of Abigail, what does Abigail water?
(a) Roses.
(b) Geraniums.
(c) Ferns.
(d) Pansies.

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

7. Whose shrieking does Abigail miss in the first Book of Abigail?
(a) Her children.
(b) The townspeople.
(c) Two whipporwills.
(d) Her ex-husband.

8. In the first Book of Abigail, what does Abigail believe she sees over the river?
(a) A thick mist.
(b) A person.
(c) An owl.
(d) A huge fish.

9. What did William bring to eat for his trip into the swamp?
(a) Ham, biscuits, and berries.
(b) Beef jerky, corn muffins, and persimmons.
(c) Bacon, cornbread, and apples.
(d) Bacon, bread, and pears.

10. What is a 'painter' as mentioned in the Book of William?
(a) A type of slave.
(b) Someone who paints barns.
(c) A bobcat.
(d) An artist.

11. How does Abigail see Margaret's son carrying himself?
(a) As the young boy she grew up with.
(b) As an old man.
(c) As if he owns the world.
(d) As if in fear.

12. What is quiet and still and dry in the first chapter?
(a) The trees.
(b) November evenings.
(c) The Howland estate.
(d) The river.

13. 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.

14. What river is referred to at the beginning of the book?
(a) Natchez River.
(b) Providence River.
(c) The Mississippi.
(d) Canadian River.

15. What is flying around the porch in the first chapter?
(a) Moths.
(b) Flies.
(c) Birds.
(d) Gnats.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the time of Abigail's wedding to Gregory Mason, how long has Oliver worked for William and in what capacity?

2. What is Abigail's son's name?

3. Who says that William's decision to remain a widower is indecent?

4. What had William hunted as a boy for a quarter for each skin?

5. What are the names of Margaret's children?

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