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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. With whom does Abigail drive off after her near drowning?
(a) Tom Stanley.
(b) She drives off alone.
(c) Her roommate.
(d) John Tolliver.

2. Why is Abigail away from home for almost a year?
(a) Margaret is mourning due to two miscarriages.
(b) Her grandfather and Margaret take Abigail's mother to a tuberculosis sanitarium.
(c) A flood takes away the home, which has to be rebuilt.
(d) Hiding her from her father.

3. What does Margaret pack her possessions in when she moves away from New Church?
(a) Old shirt.
(b) Old bag.
(c) Pillowcase.
(d) Apron.

4. What is the flowered cloth that Margaret is sewing from?
(a) Old sheets.
(b) Material purchased for curtains.
(c) Something that Ramona gives her.
(d) An old dress belonging to William's wife.

5. Who tells Abigail that she's not "beholden" to the Howland home?
(a) Margaret.
(b) John Tolliver.
(c) Her grandfather.
(d) Her father.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Abigail go on vacation after graduating from high school?

3. Where does Margaret wash the clothes?

4. What sound do the branches of the bluish white hickory tree make?

5. As a child, where does Abigail go stay for almost a year?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is the story of the hoop snake?

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

10. Describe the house that Margaret grows up in.

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