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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 says, "It's hot and I'm miseried"?
(a) Abner Carmichael.
(b) Aunt Mary.
(c) Cousin Kate.
(d) Margaret.

2. Where do the newly married Tollivers honeymoon?
(a) Bermuda.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Miami.
(d) Houston.

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

4. What is the last name of the cousins that Abigail goes on an outing with once or twice a month?
(a) Bannister.
(b) Howland.
(c) Lewis.
(d) Armstrong.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Margaret when her mother left for good?

2. Who mentions that Abigail flounces out of the house?

3. What outlines the graves in New Church?

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

5. How does William honor his daughter after death in Wade County?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are Margaret's earliest memories?

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

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. Why does it take so long for John to contact Abigail and ask her out for a second date. Describe their dates.

6. Describe the Howland kitchen.

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

8. How does Margaret behave after her children leave for boarding school?

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

10. Describe Somerset County.

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