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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 does Margaret do with the fruit she finds in the woods around the Howland home?

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

3. Who catches pneumonia after having the chicken pox and almost dies?

4. In what month do Abigail and John marry?

5. Why is Abigail expelled from college?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Margaret's parents meet?

2. What does Abigail remember about family vacations?

3. Describe the Howland kitchen.

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

5. What is the story of the hoop snake?

6. Describe the house that Margaret grows up in.

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

8. Describe how Margaret's family spend their time when the floods require that they move out of their home for three to four weeks.

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

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

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

Describe the effects of the Depression on the Howland family.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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