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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. Oliver lived with his sister by a big spring. What was the name of the spring?

2. Where do the newly married Tollivers honeymoon?

3. How old is Margaret when she learns the story of her father?

4. Ramona hunts through an armoire until she finds _________ for Margaret.

5. Who tells Margaret about her father and how her parents met?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Abigail remember about family vacations?

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

3. What are death gifts, and what happens if you touch one?

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

5. What does Margaret's first bedroom at the Howland home look like?

6. What does Abigail remember about the first part of her life?

7. Describe the only act of affection between her grandfather and Margaret that Abigail witnesses.

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

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

10. Describe Somerset County.

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

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

Identify five examples of racial tension in "The Keepers of the House," and analyze them.

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