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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is Willa's profession?
(a) She is a journalist.
(b) She is a business analyst.
(c) She is a banker.
(d) She is a dancer.

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

5. What is Mrs. Treat's first name?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Anna.
(d) Mary.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Tig described as being in Chapter 3?

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 literary device is found in the following sentence from Chapter 8? "The boots' brown tongues lolled, a pair of panting dogs" (183).

4. What kind of tree does Thatcher associate with Polly?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would you describe the relationship between Tig and Zeke?

2. What is Willa's profession and how has it recently changed at the opening of the novel?

3. What is revealed in the conversation between Willa and Iano in the evening after Gwen's visit in Chapter 9?

4. What struggles does Willa face with her work in Chapter 3?

5. Why is Mary upset when Thatcher comes to pay a visit in Chapter 6?

6. What is the significance of the names in Iano's family (his sisters and children in particular)?

7. When and where is Willa's story set primarily? How is this established?

8. How is Christopher Hawk described when Willa first meets him?

9. Why does Willa go to the Historical Society in Chapter 7?

10. How would you describe Thatcher's relationship with Rose in the beginning of the novel?

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