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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. What color is the swamp azalea in this book?

2. Who attends Carnegie Tech?

3. What did Margaret's family once turned into beads?

4. What outlines the graves in New Church?

5. How old was Margaret when her mother left for good?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are Abigail's days like after she and John marry but before he finishes his last year of law school?

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

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

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

6. How did Margaret's parents meet?

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

8. How does Margaret know that spring has come in the Book of Margaret?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss why Margaret defers to Ramona, another servant, by accepting the worst of the bedding and addressing her with "Yes'm."

Essay Topic 2

In the first section of the book, the reader is introduced to Abigail. Although no specifics are given, it's evident that Abigail has been through a lot. Describe Abigail's mood. What in the first section helps you arrive at your conclusions?

Essay Topic 3

Abigail knows that John has joined racist societies like the Ku Klux Klan and the Citizen's Council. At first she believes that it's just something he's required to do as a Southern man in power. Since he treats Margaret and Oliver nicely, she believes he isn't prejudiced. Discuss what prejudice is and what it looks like.

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