The Keepers of the House Test | Final Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 115 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Keepers of the House Test | Final Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 115 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. What rolls down the road when the moon is small, according to Margaret?
(a) Ghosts.
(b) Lizards.
(c) Hoop snake.
(d) Light.

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

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

4. Who leaves for boarding school the autumn after William's daughter dies?
(a) Nina.
(b) Abigail.
(c) Robert.
(d) Crissy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Abigail cry after the birth of her second child?

2. According to Margaret's mother, what is hippin?

3. Who says, "It's hot and I'm miseried"?

4. In what month do Abigail and John marry?

5. What does William find on his back porch that he thinks looks "right pretty"?

Short Essay Questions

1. On moving to Madison City, what does Abigail recall being told about her mother.

2. What does Abigail remember about Robert as a child?

3. Describe Somerset County.

4. What does Abigail remember about family vacations?

5. Describe the only act of affection between her grandfather and Margaret that Abigail witnesses.

6. How does Margaret know that spring has come in the Book of Margaret?

7. Explain why the townspeople are angry at the grandfather for not bringing his daughter's body home for burial from Santa Fe?

8. What does Abigail remember about the first part of her life?

9. What is the story of the hoop snake?

10. Describe the Howland kitchen.

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