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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what month does Chapter 2 take place?
(a) May.
(b) September.
(c) August.
(d) June.

2. 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) 1868.
(b) 1874.
(c) 1901.
(d) 1897.

3. What is Willa's last name?
(a) Crandall.
(b) Turner.
(c) Greanleaf.
(d) Knox.

4. How many older brothers does Thatcher have?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

5. How old is Tig described as being in Chapter 3?
(a) 24.
(b) 29.
(c) 32.
(d) 26.

6. What is the name of Charles Campbell's wife?
(a) Willa.
(b) Kate.
(c) Jeane.
(d) Phoebe.

7. Who accompanies Mary and Thatcher on their trip to the Pine Barrens in Chapter 8?
(a) Rose.
(b) Polly.
(c) Selma.
(d) Aurelia.

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

9. Where are Jorge and Jose from?
(a) Puerto Rico.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Cuba.
(d) The Philippines.

10. Who does Thatcher feel like as he departs Mrs. Treat's home for his own in the end of Chapter 4?
(a) Odysseus.
(b) Zeus.
(c) King Tut.
(d) Jesus.

11. According to Christopher Hawk in Chapter 7, when did Captain Landis buy the land in Vineland?
(a) 1893.
(b) 1855.
(c) 1875.
(d) 1861.

12. What is Mr. Nailbourne's profession?
(a) He is a coal merchant.
(b) He is a football coach.
(c) He is a banker.
(d) He is a music teacher.

13. 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) Robert Frost.
(c) Lord Byron.
(d) Percy Shelley.

14. Who is the editor of the rival newspaper to Captain Landis's?
(a) Mr. Carruth.
(b) Mr. Carlyle.
(c) Mr. Petrofaccio.
(d) Mr. Nailburne.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long have Thatcher and Rose Greenwood been married when they are introduced in the novel in Chapter 2?

2. What word from Chapter 8 refers to the study of the evolutionary development and diversification of a species or group of organisms?

3. What is Willa writing an article about in Chapter 3?

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

5. Who is helping feed Nick when Willa arrives at the hospital in Chapter 9?

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