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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What color is the swamp azalea in this book?
(a) White and purple.
(b) Red and yellow.
(c) Pink and red.
(d) Pink and white.

3. How does William honor his daughter after death in Wade County?
(a) A memorial dinner at the house.
(b) Gives a stained glass window to the Methodist church.
(c) A memorial at the church.
(d) He builds a new church building.

4. Why is Katy moaning in the Book of Margaret?
(a) She's in labor.
(b) She's in mourning.
(c) She has been bitten by a rattlesnake.
(d) She has appendicitis.

5. Where is Cousin Mary's family from?
(a) New Church.
(b) Old Cedar.
(c) Madison City.
(d) Twin Fawns.

6. As a child, where does Abigail go stay for almost a year?
(a) Bannisters.
(b) Oliver.
(c) Her father.
(d) Aunt Annie.

7. What does Margaret give to Little Matthew?
(a) A snakeskin.
(b) A persimmon.
(c) A piggy back ride.
(d) Her hat.

8. Who attends Carnegie Tech?
(a) Abigail.
(b) Robert.
(c) Crissy.
(d) Nina.

9. Who was the youngest of Margaret's children?
(a) Robert.
(b) Nina.
(c) Abigail.
(d) Crissy.

10. After the Korean War, where does John set up his practice?
(a) Birmingham.
(b) Madison City.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Washington, D.C.

11. In what city does Robert first attend boarding school?
(a) Pittsburgh.
(b) Cleveland.
(c) Cincinnati.
(d) Boston.

12. Why does Abigail cry after the birth of her second child?
(a) She doesn't have a son.
(b) She doesn't know where her husband is.
(c) She is in so much pain.
(d) She can't get to the hospital.

13. What do the road crews discover when they blast through McCarren Hill?
(a) Gold.
(b) A swamp.
(c) An Indian cemetery.
(d) Hundreds of snakes.

14. In what month do Abigail and John marry?
(a) July.
(b) May.
(c) April.
(d) June.

15. Where did William find a mouse nest?
(a) In a china tureen at the top of a closet.
(b) In the fireplace.
(c) On the top bookshelf.
(d) In the kitchen pantry.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many children do William and Margaret have?

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

4. Where does William first see evidence of Margaret's work?

5. Where is Margaret when she first sees the spirit of her great-grandmother?

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