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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where does Selma's father go in order to buy alcohol?
(a) Atlantic City.
(b) Millville.
(c) Boston.
(d) Ocean City.
2. Whose barouche ran away and crashed, according to Polly in Chapter 2?
(a) Samuel Wilbeforce's.
(b) Pete Petrofaccio's.
(c) Pardon Crandall's.
(d) Mark Nailburne's.
3. About how tall is Christopher Hawk described in Chapter 7?
(a) 6'3".
(b) 5'.
(c) 5'9".
(d) 6'.
4. What newspaper is said to be "very unfair to Captain Landis" in Chapter 6?
(a) The Unitarian.
(b) The Freedom Flier.
(c) The Globe.
(d) The Independent.
5. When she was in eighth grade, Willa argued with her teacher that Cat Stevens was the modern-day equivalent of what poet?
(a) Walt Whitman.
(b) Percy Shelley.
(c) Robert Frost.
(d) Lord Byron.
6. With what plant is Mrs. Treat conducting an experiment when Thatcher visits her in Chapter 4?
(a) A redwood fern.
(b) A Venus flytrap.
(c) An orchid.
(d) A pitcher plant.
7. What is the name of Rose's mother?
(a) Aurelia.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Polly.
(d) Wilhemena.
8. What college was Tig attending before dropping out?
(a) Sinclair.
(b) Watsons.
(c) Ivins.
(d) Rutgers.
9. On what day of the week does Mrs. Treat's botanical society hold meetings?
(a) Sundays.
(b) Wednesdays.
(c) Tuesdays.
(d) Saturdays.
10. What kind of spiders does Mrs. Treat collect?
(a) Tarantulas.
(b) Wolf spiders.
(c) Brown recluses.
(d) Black widows.
11. What is Mr. Nailbourne's profession?
(a) He is a music teacher.
(b) He is a football coach.
(c) He is a coal merchant.
(d) He is a banker.
12. What is Willa writing an article about in Chapter 3?
(a) Gun control in the United States.
(b) Health insurance exchanges.
(c) The presidential primary elections.
(d) International trade tariffs.
13. What had Tig been earning a degree in before leaving college?
(a) Art history.
(b) Theater.
(c) Finance.
(d) Biology.
14. What problem does Willa encounter at the doctor's office in Chapter 5?
(a) The nurse refuses to speak to Willa due to shared history.
(b) The doctor has been laid off work.
(c) Nick is kicked out for being violent toward the staff.
(d) They will not accept the family insurance.
15. Where did Mr. Nailbourne move after leaving Rose's family's home?
(a) Idaho.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Kansas.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Willa's last name?
2. What is Nick said to be dying from in Chapter 5?
3. Why does Thatcher go to Mrs. Treat's home for the first time in Chapter 4?
4. What is the name of Charles Campbell's wife?
5. Who comes to interrupt the conversation between Willa and Gwen in Chapter 9?
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