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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. Whose shrieking does Abigail miss in the first Book of Abigail?
2. From whose viewpoint is the first Book of Abigail written.
3. Who has fallen into a weaving of invisible threads at the beginning of the book?
4. What did William bring to eat for his trip into the swamp?
5. What does Abigail see in place of the fence?
Short Essay Questions
1. Immediately after Lorena's death, what plants does William notice?
2. Describe the still that William eventually finds.
3. Describe Abigail, William's daughter, as a child.
4. Describe Lorena Adams.
5. How is the content of "The Keepers of the House" organized?
6. What does the narrator say in the first section that indicates that she might be lonely?
7. Describe the Howland tomb and its eventual use.
8. What is the reaction when William subscribes to the New York Tribune at his daughter's request?
9. What are Abigail's younger children doing as she stands on the porch?
10. What delays William's trip into the swamp to find the Robertson's liquor still?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In "The Keepers of the House," there are two Abigail books. One is the shortest book, and the other is the largest. Compare and contrast the purpose of these two books in this novel.
Essay Topic 2
Explain why, in your opinion, that the author jumps from the beginning of William and Margaret's relationship to the fact that "She bore him five children, all told. Three of them lives, two girls and a boy." Why is more of their relationship not shown to the reader?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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