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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. Two African American children, six and seven years old, arrived at the Howland kitchen door on Sunday afternoon. What did everyone call these children?

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

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the story of the hoop snake?

3. How did Margaret's parents meet?

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

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

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

7. What are Margaret's earliest memories?

8. Describe Somerset County.

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

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

At the end of the book, Abigail has taken steps to enact her revenge. She demonstrates that she is the one in power. If she is indeed, in power, then why does the book end with her unraveling into tears?

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

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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