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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name did the Howland place once go by that an ancestor tried unsuccessfully to bring back?
(a) Shirley.
(b) Eloise.
(c) Tribeca.
(d) Tara.

2. With whom does Abigail drive off after her near drowning?
(a) She drives off alone.
(b) Tom Stanley.
(c) Her roommate.
(d) John Tolliver.

3. Who sits on the Carmichael porch to play the banjo and sing the blues?
(a) Grover Kent.
(b) Roger Ellis.
(c) Jack Tobias.
(d) Elfetha Harris.

4. Oliver lived with his sister by a big spring. What was the name of the spring?
(a) Cedar Creek.
(b) Little River.
(c) Sobbing Woman.
(d) No-name Spring.

5. With whom does Ramona live?
(a) The Howlands.
(b) Husband and daughter.
(c) Sister.
(d) No one.

6. In February, John calls Abigail to ask her out. On their date, a jukebox is playing. What is the first song they heard from it?
(a) Glory of Love.
(b) Long Gone Lonesome Blues.
(c) Please Send Me Someone To Love.
(d) Mona Lisa.

7. At one point during the grandmother's funeral, Margaret wishes she was _____________.
(a) Kate.
(b) Her great-grandmother.
(c) Mary.
(d) Hilda.

8. What did Margaret's family once turned into beads?
(a) Shells from nuts.
(b) Mussel and clamshells.
(c) River mud.
(d) Quartz.

9. What does Abigail's mother do with letters that arrive from her husband?
(a) Reads them.
(b) Throws them into the fire.
(c) Cries over them.
(d) Rips them in half.

10. Who catches pneumonia after having the chicken pox and almost dies?
(a) Crissy.
(b) Nina.
(c) Abigail.
(d) Robert.

11. What does Margaret eat from the streams?
(a) Wild watercress.
(b) Turtle.
(c) Fish.
(d) Frogs.

12. Where does William first see evidence of Margaret's work?
(a) Laundry.
(b) Gardens.
(c) Kitchen.
(d) Windows.

13. According to Margaret's mother, what is hippin?
(a) Acting arrogant.
(b) Carrying babies on your hip.
(c) Talking in dialect.
(d) Sagging diaper.

14. What sound do the branches of the bluish white hickory tree make?
(a) Harp.
(b) Whistle.
(c) Whisper.
(d) Howling.

15. What is the last name of the cousins that Abigail goes on an outing with once or twice a month?
(a) Howland.
(b) Armstrong.
(c) Lewis.
(d) Bannister.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Abigail away from home for almost a year?

2. What train runs from Atlanta to Madison City?

3. Who mentions that Abigail flounces out of the house?

4. How old was Margaret when her mother left for good?

5. Ramona hunts through an armoire until she finds _________ for Margaret.

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