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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 did Margaret's family once turned into beads?
2. Where is Cousin Mary's family from?
3. Who goes out on the nights of the new moon to look for a hoop snake?
4. Two African American children, six and seven years old, arrived at the Howland kitchen door on Sunday afternoon. What did everyone call these children?
5. When William shows concern at Margaret getting weak-kneed, she blames it on _____________.
Short Essay Questions
1. What's the story of Cousin Francine's marriages?
2. How does Margaret behave after her children leave for boarding school?
3. Describe the Howland kitchen.
4. Without medical help, one of the children could died from pneumonia. What do the Howlands do?
5. Describe Somerset County.
6. What is the story of the hoop snake?
7. What does Abigail remember about Robert as a child?
8. How did Margaret's parents meet?
9. Describe how Margaret's family spend their time when the floods require that they move out of their home for three to four weeks.
10. Explain why the townspeople are angry at the grandfather for not bringing his daughter's body home for burial from Santa Fe?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the mood of the writing between the Book of William and the Book of Margaret.
Essay Topic 2
The Providence River is mentioned three times within the first six pages. Discuss the possible significance of the river in the story.
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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