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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does the narrator say Willa had spent in Boston in Chapter 3?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 6 weeks.

2. Where is the home located that Willa's family has inherited?
(a) Vineland.
(b) New Brunswick.
(c) Manchester.
(d) Silverton.

3. Why does Nick say New Jersey was a hotspot for making glass after the war?
(a) There is a lot of mica.
(b) It is close to exporting ports.
(c) There is a lot of talc.
(d) There is a lot of silica.

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

5. What author wrote about wax myrtle, having made a tallow as an experiment, according to Mary in Chapter 8?
(a) Percy Shelley.
(b) Alfred Lord Tennyson.
(c) Henry David Thoreau.
(d) Walt Whitman.

6. What do Willa and Iano tell the birdwatching couple Dusty's name is in Chapter 7?
(a) Aldus.
(b) Zeke.
(c) Thatcher.
(d) George.

7. 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) Lord Byron.
(c) Walt Whitman.
(d) Robert Frost.

8. Where has Dr. Treat been rumored to have run off with a woman in Chapter 2?
(a) New York.
(b) Dallas.
(c) Washington, D.C.
(d) Boston.

9. In what novel is the character of Miss Havisham feaured (referenced in Chapter 7)?
(a) A Christmas Carol.
(b) Great Expectations.
(c) A Tale of Two Cities.
(d) Oliver Twist.

10. What was Iano's mother's name?
(a) Darcie.
(b) Roula.
(c) Darla.
(d) Anna.

11. Where does Willa say she and her husband are going to meet their grandchild in Chapter 1?
(a) Boston.
(b) Baltimore.
(c) Seattle.
(d) Cleveland.

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

13. Where do Mary and Thatcher exit the train "into a hive of overalled workers" in the opening of Chapter 8 (181)?
(a) Bethany.
(b) Branson.
(c) Batsto.
(d) Barstow.

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

15. When did the Vineland Women's Caucus organize the presidential vote for women in the community to protest the notion that women would not be interested in voting, according to Mr. Hawk in Chapter 7?
(a) 1897.
(b) 1868.
(c) 1901.
(d) 1874.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how much money is Iano said to earn yearly at the college in Chapter 3?

2. What is the name of the cook in the Greenwood household in Chapter 2?

3. What year is noted in the letter from Charles Darwin to Mrs. Treat in Chapter 4?

4. At approximately what time does Gwen appear at Willa's door in Chapter 9?

5. Why does Thatcher go to Mrs. Treat's home for the first time in Chapter 4?

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