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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Carruth when he was shot?
(a) At the school.
(b) At his home.
(c) At Plum Hall.
(d) The newspaper office.

2. Who has shot Carruth in Chapter 14?
(a) Samuel Wilbeforce.
(b) Mr. Cutler.
(c) Captain Landis.
(d) Pardon Crandall.

3. What problem does Willa encounter at the doctor's office in Chapter 5?
(a) They will not accept the family insurance.
(b) Nick is kicked out for being violent toward the staff.
(c) The nurse refuses to speak to Willa due to shared history.
(d) The doctor has been laid off work.

4. When she was in eighth grade, Willa argued with her teacher that Cat Stevens was the modern-day equivalent of what poet?
(a) Percy Shelley.
(b) Walt Whitman.
(c) Lord Byron.
(d) Robert Frost.

5. In the conclusion of Chapter 14, Thatcher says to Carruth's family, "Men like your father may have" what (384)?
(a) "God's saving grace."
(b) "Unexpected reserves."
(c) "An ideal."
(d) "Fortunes hidden in rafters."

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose writings does Willa refer to as her "new Bible" in Chapter 9 (232)?

2. What subject does Gwen study with Iano?

3. What color is Gwen's hair described as in Chapter 9?

4. How does Carruth appear when Thatcher goes to his home in Chapter 14?

5. Where is Zeke having business meetings in Chapter 9?

(see the answer key)

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