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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. Who goes out on the nights of the new moon to look for a hoop snake?
(a) Nina and Crissy.
(b) Crissy and Robert.
(c) Robert and Abigail.
(d) Abigail and Nina.

2. What does William like to drink throughout Sunday?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Whisky straight.
(c) Bourbon and water.
(d) Fresh milk.

3. When does Abigail tell her grandfather that she's getting married?
(a) During the Easter holiday.
(b) Immediately before spring finals.
(c) One weekend in March.
(d) After the spring semester.

4. Who tells Margaret about her father and how her parents met?
(a) Her grandfather.
(b) A cousin.
(c) Her great-grandmother.
(d) Her mother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the road crews discover when they blast through McCarren Hill?

2. What career does Robert have, and where is his first job?

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

4. Who sits on the Carmichael porch to play the banjo and sing the blues?

5. Who did Abigail's father quote after the World War II started in 1939?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Margaret take with her when she moves from New Church to the Howland estate?

2. Describe the house that Margaret grows up in.

3. What are death gifts, and what happens if you touch one?

4. What is the story of the hoop snake?

5. What are Margaret's earliest memories?

6. Describe Somerset County.

7. What are Abigail's days like after she and John marry but before he finishes his last year of law school?

8. Describe the Howland kitchen.

9. What does Margaret's first bedroom at the Howland home look like?

10. How long does the great-grandmother's funeral last?

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