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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) Hoop snake.
(b) Lizards.
(c) Light.
(d) Ghosts.

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

3. What train runs from Atlanta to Madison City?
(a) The South Atlantic line.
(b) Number 8.
(c) The New Orleans line.
(d) Number 5.

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

5. Where does Margaret see her grandmother's spirit immediately after the funeral?
(a) A grove of trees.
(b) Cemetery.
(c) Porch.
(d) Swamp.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Margaret when she learns the story of her father?

2. What does William like to drink throughout Sunday?

3. Three books are mentioned that Abigail receives for agreeing to pretend to be the sick child. They are The Swiss Family Robinson, Kidnapped, and ________________.

4. Where does Margaret wash the clothes?

5. What is another name that Margaret knows for water moccasins?

Short Essay Questions

1. What's the story of Cousin Francine's marriages?

2. Describe the Howland kitchen.

3. Describe the house that Margaret grows up in.

4. What does Abigail remember about family vacations?

5. Without medical help, one of the children could died from pneumonia. What do the Howlands do?

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

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

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

9. Describe Somerset County.

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

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