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

2. Where is Margaret when she first sees the spirit of her great-grandmother?
(a) On the porch.
(b) On an island in the swamp.
(c) By her cousin's mule.
(d) By her tomato plants.

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

4. How old was Margaret when her mother left for good?
(a) Ten.
(b) Five.
(c) Six.
(d) Eight.

5. With whom does Ramona live?
(a) The Howlands.
(b) Sister.
(c) Husband and daughter.
(d) No one.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the youngest of Margaret's children?

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

3. What outlines the graves in New Church?

4. Where is John stationed during the Korean war?

5. Who is Abigail referring to when she says, "He was as courtly as a planter out of a novel"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Somerset County.

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

3. How did Margaret's parents meet?

4. What are Margaret's earliest memories?

5. Explain why the townspeople are angry at the grandfather for not bringing his daughter's body home for burial from Santa Fe?

6. What does Margaret find in the Howland woods that she brings back to the house?

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

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

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

10. Describe the Howland kitchen.

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