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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is passed out in the corner after the groom's breakfast?
2. How did William Marshall Howland die?
3. In the first Book of Abigail, who avoids the porch light?
4. How old is William when he thinks that he is old?
5. To whom does William admit being able to stand for his whole life, so he can manage a little more?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the content of "The Keepers of the House" organized?
2. Describe the Howland tomb and its eventual use.
3. What is the reaction when William subscribes to the New York Tribune at his daughter's request?
4. What is the appearance of the front yard in the first section/chapter?
5. What does the narrator say in the first section that indicates that she might be lonely?
6. What memories does Abigail think of after she thinks the owl flies over the river?
7. What is Abigail's reasoning for watering the geraniums so late in the season?
8. What does William Howland do for amusement while living in Atlanta?
9. Describe the land that William Marshall Howland claims.
10. What has survived the frost in the first section to Abigail's surprise and how?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the purpose of naming a child after a parent, in particular, naming sons after their fathers? When William Marshal Howland has a son, he is named only William Howland with the explanation that "his mother having come from ordinary people with no feeling for their name." Is naming of children tied to class or status?
Essay Topic 2
At the end of the first section, Abigail admits that if she were to be honest, she would wish that Robert weren't alive. Discuss this statement. Does this make Abigail evil?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss ways that this book may be view as dated. Be certain to address belief systems and attitudes. Is there anything that still rings true today?
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