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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. For how long have Thatcher and Rose Greenwood been married when they are introduced in the novel in Chapter 2?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 6 weeks.

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

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

4. What problem does Willa encounter at the doctor's office in Chapter 5?
(a) Nick is kicked out for being violent toward the staff.
(b) They will not accept the family insurance.
(c) The doctor has been laid off work.
(d) The nurse refuses to speak to Willa due to shared history.

5. What is Dusty's bedroom painted to look like?
(a) A rainforest.
(b) A beach.
(c) Mount Olympus.
(d) A shipyard.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What year is noted in the letter from Charles Darwin to Mrs. Treat in Chapter 4?

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

4. How much older than Rose is Thatcher?

5. Who sets up Dusty's crib and bedroom in the house on Plum Street?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Polly feel disappointed about her observations of the President in Chapter 6?

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

4. How do Willa and Nick's political views and outlooks differ?

5. Who is Tig and why is she living in Willa's home?

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

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

8. What is the significance of the names Scylla and Charybdis in the novel?

9. How do Mary and Thatcher reach the Pine Barrens in Chapter 8? How is this setting described?

10. What is Mary Treat doing when Thatcher comes to her home in Chapter 4? Why?

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