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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. In the first Book of Abigail, what does Abigail water?

2. From whose viewpoint is the first Book of Abigail written.

3. What is Lorena diagnosed with three days after giving birth to a son?

4. What poetry does the elder Abigail enjoy reading out loud before she leaves for college?

5. What is likker?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does William live his life after the death of his wife and son?

2. Describe the land that William Marshall Howland claims.

3. Describe Abigail, William's daughter, as a child.

4. What are Abigail's younger children doing as she stands on the porch?

5. What does Aimee Legendre Howland have a craving for, and how does she meet this craving?

6. In the first Book of Abigail, what does Abigail remember of being a child in this house?

7. Explain the term Freejack.

8. What does the narrator say in the first section that indicates that she might be lonely?

9. What does William Howland do for amusement while living in Atlanta?

10. Immediately after Lorena's death, what plants does William notice?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Abigail's relationship with her husband from her perspective. Be certain to discuss how her opinion of him changes.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe what the author means by "keep your heart ticking under the sheltering arches of your ribs."

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