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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How many bedrooms does Annie count in the Howland home?
(a) 22.
(b) 11.
(c) 15.
(d) 18.

4. Why doesn't Abigail want to replace the fence?
(a) She wants to remember.
(b) It is more practical to keep it.
(c) She has no one to do the work.
(d) She has no money.

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

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

7. What is the river compared to in the first Book of Abigail?
(a) A black pit of nothingness.
(b) A dried up stream.
(c) A roaring lion.
(d) An old mirror.

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

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

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

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

12. How did William Marshall Howland die?
(a) Murdered by five Indians.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Killed in the Civil War.
(d) Malaria.

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

14. When did the forest fires take place in the Smokies?
(a) August.
(b) September.
(c) October.
(d) November.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. From whose viewpoint is the first Book of Abigail written.

3. What mammal does William see at the large freshwater lake in the middle of the swamp?

4. When William is called to war, where does he go?

5. Where have the oldest children left to go to school at in the first chapter?

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