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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. To whom does Ginny write a letter in Chapter 15?
(a) Lily.
(b) Joe.
(c) Locke.
(d) Florrie.
2. What does Ginny accuse Florrie of doing?
(a) Trying to steal her husband.
(b) Talking about her behind her back.
(c) Putting too much bleach in the laundry.
(d) Taking money from the house.
3. What does Ginny wet in the stream so she and Pa can breathe through it and get to safety?
(a) Her coat.
(b) Her crinoline.
(c) Her apron.
(d) Her dress.
4. From what disease has Ginny recently recovered?
(a) Bronchitis.
(b) Measles.
(c) Scarlet Fever.
(d) Pneumonia.
5. What is Tom doing to try and put out the fire?
(a) Throws big rugs on it.
(b) Shovels sod onto it.
(c) Uses a garden hose.
(d) Uses buckets of water from the stream.
6. What does Lily wear to go to Ginny's house?
(a) A nice dress.
(b) A blouse and skirt.
(c) A shirt and a pair of pants.
(d) A housedress.
7. As Ginny works in the fields with Tom, she begins to understand __________________.
(a) the importance of fertilizer.
(b) the importance of rotating crops.
(c) the importance of mulching.
(d) the importance of the farm to Tom.
8. What does Tom do that makes Ginny feel even worse about the state of their marriage?
(a) He ignores her.
(b) He goes drinking every night.
(c) He talks to a lawyer about getting a divorce.
(d) He talks about her in front of the children.
9. What causes a series of knocking sounds in the house?
(a) A tree branch.
(b) Kids playing a prank.
(c) A demon spirit.
(d) Hail.
10. Which woman is considered to be very annoying by most people?
(a) Lizette.
(b) Ginny.
(c) Lily.
(d) Florrie.
11. What does Tom tell Ginny after he learns about the shooting at the revival?
(a) He forbids her to go to any more revivals.
(b) He is thankful that she is not hurt.
(c) He thinks the people got what was coming to them.
(d) He thinks the shooters should be put in jail.
12. Which disease hits the midwife's family?
(a) Yellow Fever.
(b) Scarlet Fever.
(c) Typhoid.
(d) Malaria.
13. What is the doctor's diagnosis of Tom's sickness?
(a) German Measles.
(b) Typhoid.
(c) Whooping Cough.
(d) Colitis.
14. What does Ginny hear after she reaches the revival site?
(a) Tom's shotgun blasts.
(b) The minister calls out her name.
(c) People talking in voices she can't understand.
(d) A woman wailing.
15. How many pages does the letter consist of?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 11.
(d) 5.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Ginny pour on Tom's body to cool him?
2. Who dies from having a stroke and then falling on an ax?
3. Who is Ginny surprised to find in the bathroom with Tom as he is bathing?
4. Why is Tom's reaction when Ginny invites the midwife's children to stay at the house?
5. What does Ginny drink when she falls ill?
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