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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From whose viewpoint is the first Book of Abigail written.
(a) Abigail's grandfather's.
(b) Abigail's daughter's.
(c) Abigail's mother's.
(d) Abigail's.

2. In Abigail's imagination, who stands next to her on the porch in the first Book of Abigail?
(a) Robert.
(b) Margaret.
(c) John.
(d) William.

3. What attacks William so that he coats his body with muck?
(a) Gnats.
(b) Mosquitos.
(c) Wasps
(d) Flies.

4. At the time of Abigail's wedding to Gregory Mason, how long has Oliver worked for William and in what capacity?
(a) 30 years; handyman/overseer.
(b) 35 years; cook/helper.
(c) 25 years; handyman/helper/manager.
(d) 20 years; general servant.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people are among the "parade of figures" that Abigail sees in her mind?

2. What is like "stain on a sponge"?

3. What does Abigail do immediately before watering?

4. Whom does Abigail envision as saying, "just like a Howland"?

5. When William tells his granddaughter, "I used to think she'd glow in the night," to whom is he referring?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Abigail, William's daughter, as a child.

2. What caused the "ugly smears" in the sky in October in the first section?

3. In the first Book of Abigail, what does Abigail remember of being a child in this house?

4. What is the reaction when William subscribes to the New York Tribune at his daughter's request?

5. How does William live his life after the death of his wife and son?

6. Describe the land that William Marshall Howland claims.

7. What is the appearance of the front yard in the first section/chapter?

8. What does the narrator say in the first section that indicates that she might be lonely?

9. What does Aimee Legendre Howland have a craving for, and how does she meet this craving?

10. Describe the Howland tomb and its eventual use.

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