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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. Three books are mentioned that Abigail receives for agreeing to pretend to be the sick child. They are The Swiss Family Robinson, Kidnapped, and ________________.
(a) Little Women.
(b) Jo's Boys.
(c) Wizard of Oz.
(d) Treasure Island.

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

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

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

5. Who did Abigail's father quote after the World War II started in 1939?
(a) Winston Churchill.
(b) Rupert Brooks.
(c) Percy Shelley.
(d) Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does William like to drink throughout Sunday?

3. Which child receives the most affection from Margaret and William?

4. 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?

5. What does Margaret do with the fruit she finds in the woods around the Howland home?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe how Margaret's family spend their time when the floods require that they move out of their home for three to four weeks.

5. How did Margaret's parents meet?

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

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

8. What are Margaret's earliest memories?

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

10. Describe Somerset County.

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