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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 leaves for boarding school the autumn after William's daughter dies?

2. Who sits on the Carmichael porch to play the banjo and sing the blues?

3. Where is John stationed during the Korean war?

4. What does Margaret pack her possessions in when she moves away from New Church?

5. In February, John calls Abigail to ask her out. On their date, a jukebox is playing. What is the first song they heard from it?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How long does the great-grandmother's funeral last?

3. What is the story of the hoop snake?

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

5. Explain why the townspeople are angry at the grandfather for not bringing his daughter's body home for burial from Santa Fe?

6. Describe the Howland kitchen.

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

8. How did Margaret's parents meet?

9. What are Margaret's earliest memories?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss William's excitement at the "game" of finding a still in the swamp. Why would this bring about a change in his behavior?

Essay Topic 2

In reciting the history of the Howlands, deaths are treated matter-of-factly and with little emotion. While the scene of Lorena's death carries little emotion, it is described with great detail. Why is this significant?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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