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

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

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

4. 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) Wizard of Oz.
(b) Jo's Boys.
(c) Little Women.
(d) Treasure Island.

5. What does Margaret do with the fruit she finds in the woods around the Howland home?
(a) Makes pies with it.
(b) Turns it into preserves.
(c) Feeds it to the hogs.
(d) Eats it.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Robert Stokes?

3. 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?

4. Where do John and Abigail go for their first date?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the story of the hoop snake?

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

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

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

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

7. What are Margaret's earliest memories?

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

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

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

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