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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Tig's full first name?
(a) Athena.
(b) Treena.
(c) Antigone.
(d) Tabitha.

2. Whose writings does Willa refer to as her "new Bible" in Chapter 9 (232)?
(a) Mark Twain's.
(b) Mary Treat's.
(c) Asa Gray's.
(d) Thatcher Greenwood's.

3. What bridge does Willa cross when entering Philadelphia in Chapter 5?
(a) The George Washington Bridge.
(b) The Golden Gate Bridge.
(c) The Bald Eagle Bridge.
(d) The Walt Whitman Bridge.

4. How tall is Tig said to be?
(a) 6'.
(b) 5'5".
(c) 5'2".
(d) 4'10".

5. What is the name of the cook in the Greenwood household in Chapter 2?
(a) Mrs. Brindle.
(b) Mrs. Smith.
(c) Mrs. Cooke.
(d) Mrs. Duncan.

6. What was Nick's profession for most of his life?
(a) He was a musician.
(b) He was a banker.
(c) He was a welder.
(d) He was a teacher.

7. What kind of spiders does Mrs. Treat collect?
(a) Tarantulas.
(b) Brown recluses.
(c) Wolf spiders.
(d) Black widows.

8. Where did Mr. Nailbourne move after leaving Rose's family's home?
(a) Idaho.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) Kansas.
(d) Kentucky.

9. What literary device is found in the following sentence from Chapter 8? "The boots' brown tongues lolled, a pair of panting dogs" (183).
(a) Irony.
(b) Antagonist.
(c) Simile.
(d) Metaphor.

10. What is Nick's last name?
(a) Knox.
(b) Tavoularis.
(c) Petrofaccio.
(d) Artemis.

11. About how tall is Christopher Hawk described in Chapter 7?
(a) 6'.
(b) 6'3".
(c) 5'.
(d) 5'9".

12. What subject does Gwen study with Iano?
(a) Political science.
(b) English literature.
(c) Biology.
(d) Chemistry.

13. Where was Tig for a year before she appeared at her parents' home unexpectedly?
(a) Cuba.
(b) Canada.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Ireland.

14. What newspaper is said to be "very unfair to Captain Landis" in Chapter 6?
(a) The Globe.
(b) The Unitarian.
(c) The Independent.
(d) The Freedom Flier.

15. How old is Polly said to be in Chapter 2?
(a) 16.
(b) 18.
(c) 10.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the profession of Willa's son?

2. Who is described by Thatcher as the discoverer of oxygen in Chapter 6?

3. Where did Willa's family live prior to inheriting the house?

4. When she was in eighth grade, Willa argued with her teacher that Cat Stevens was the modern-day equivalent of what poet?

5. On what day of the week does Mrs. Treat's botanical society hold meetings?

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