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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote My Antonia?
(a) Samuel Wilbeforce.
(b) Willa Cather.
(c) Edgar Allan Poe.
(d) Henry David Thoreau.

2. In what field does Zeke's new girlfriend work?
(a) Theater.
(b) Finance.
(c) Agriculture.
(d) Manufacturing.

3. Where are Iano and Willa preparing to move in Chapter 17?
(a) Cleveland.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Boston.
(d) New York.

4. What is the admission cost for the lecture that Thatcher attends in the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) 15 cents.
(b) 5 cents.
(c) 10 cents.
(d) 25 cents.

5. Who is the caretaker who comes to tend to Nick three times a week?
(a) Michelle.
(b) Ella.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Jane.

6. In Chapter 18, the narrator opens, "Of all seasons in the Pine Barrens, summer was" what (455)?
(a) "The muckiest."
(b) "Breathtaking."
(c) "Consummate."
(d) "The most dreadful."

7. Where does Nick insist he wants to go tomorrow when Willa and Iano return home in Chapter 13?
(a) To Wisconsin.
(b) To the graveyard.
(c) To his father's home.
(d) To the synagogue.

8. Where does Uri Carruth say he is from in Chapter 10?
(a) Boston.
(b) New York.
(c) Utah.
(d) Wisconsin.

9. By what nickname do Tig and Zeke call Delouse's little brother in Chapter 17?
(a) The Mouse Trap.
(b) The Flour Sack.
(c) The Fox.
(d) The Monkey.

10. What is the third principle that Thatcher presents in his debate with Cutler in Chapter 12?
(a) "Death stalks us all!" (321).
(b) "Traits in their variation are inherited" (320).
(c) "Individuals within a population are variable" (320).
(d) "Survival is not haphazard" (323).

11. Who was Darcie's twin sister?
(a) Aurelia.
(b) Willa.
(c) Dreama.
(d) Darla.

12. Who has driven Mary and Thatcher to the Pine Barrens in Chapter 18?
(a) Mr. Brindle.
(b) Mr. Petrofaccio.
(c) Mr. Foggett.
(d) Mr. Nailburne.

13. What is the name of Willa and Iano's dog?
(a) Dixie.
(b) Terra.
(c) Sandy.
(d) Chuck.

14. Where is Johann Miescher from?
(a) Yugoslavia.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) Germany.
(d) Norway.

15. What is the first principle that Thatcher presents in his debate with Cutler in Chapter 12?
(a) "Individuals within a population are variable" (320).
(b) "Survival is not haphazard" (323).
(c) "Traits in their variation are inherited" (320).
(d) "Death stalks us all!" (321).

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Zeke say he is moving in Chapter 17?

2. Where was Carruth when he was shot?

3. How long has it been since Nick's death in the opening of Chapter 15?

4. Whose reaction to Darwin's theories does Cutler present from the Quarterly Review in the debate in Chapter 12?

5. What have vandals been doing to the trees on Landis Avenue in Chapter 16?

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