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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what industry did the Dunwiddie family earn its fortune?
(a) Logging.
(b) Iron manufacture.
(c) Glass manufacture.
(d) Coal manufacture.

2. To whom does Thatcher say his neighbor (Mary Treat) compares Captain Landis in Chapter 10?
(a) President Grant.
(b) Phineas Barnum.
(c) Charles Darwin.
(d) King Henry VIII.

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

4. How is Captain Landis's wife widely described as being, according to the narrator in Chapter 12?
(a) Assertive.
(b) Domineering.
(c) Hostile.
(d) Fragile.

5. Who is the janitor that announces someone has been shot in the beginning of Chapter 14?
(a) Mr. Goby.
(b) Mr. Jackman.
(c) Mr. Brindle.
(d) Mr. Nailburne.

6. What mosquito-borne disease is described as appearing in Ohio and Pennsylvania in the radio news that Willa observes in Chapter 13?
(a) Yellow fever.
(b) AIDS.
(c) Zika.
(d) Lyme disease.

7. What did Tig give to Willa for her birthday, according to the narrator in Chapter 17?
(a) A handmade card.
(b) A bracelet.
(c) A book of poetry.
(d) A book of Mary Treat's writings.

8. What have vandals been doing to the trees on Landis Avenue in Chapter 16?
(a) Burning them to protest the closing of the plant.
(b) Chopping them down for firewood for the poor.
(c) Carving vulgar threats against Captain Landis.
(d) Hanging ropes from them as threats to minorities.

9. Where is Thatcher traveling by train within the week to join an expedition to the western territories in Chapter 18?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Cleveland.
(c) Boston.
(d) New York.

10. How many children does Uri Carruth have?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

11. From where did Uri Carruth's father immigrate to the U.S.?
(a) Russia.
(b) France.
(c) Germany.
(d) Italy.

12. In the conclusion of Chapter 16, the author references the title of the novel in stating, "Without shelter, we stand in" what (426)?
(a) "Truth."
(b) "Daylight."
(c) "Danger."
(d) "Purity."

13. Who is the lawyer that has asked Thatcher to make a statement in court in Chapter 16?
(a) Thomas.
(b) Kimble.
(c) Waterson.
(d) Wilson.

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

15. Into whose manor is Mary moving in Chapter 18?
(a) The Smiths' manor.
(b) The Christensons' manor.
(c) The Andersons' manor.
(d) The Campbells' manor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Johann Miescher from?

2. Where does Willis say Carruth was shot?

3. What is the admission cost for the lecture that Thatcher attends in the beginning of Chapter 10?

4. In what month does Chapter 15 begin?

5. To whom does Willa give the Navajo rug in Chapter 17?

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