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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. Who comes to interrupt the conversation between Willa and Gwen in Chapter 9?
(a) Iano.
(b) Tig.
(c) Zeke.
(d) Rachel.

2. What periodical has returned encouraging correspondence regarding Mary's idea for a series called "The Pines in All Seasons" in Chapter 8?
(a) Harper's Monthly.
(b) New York Magazine.
(c) The New Yorker.
(d) Reader's Digest.

3. About how much money is Iano said to earn yearly at the college in Chapter 3?
(a) $60,000.
(b) $45,000.
(c) $35,000.
(d) $25,000.

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

5. Why does Gwen say she came to Willa and Iano's home in Chapter 9?
(a) To ask for a ride to school.
(b) To ask Iano to give her an extension.
(c) To tell Iano she is graduating.
(d) To tell Iano she is dropping his class.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Nick's last name?

3. How many older brothers does Thatcher have?

4. How old was Willa's mother when she died?

5. What newspaper is said to be "very unfair to Captain Landis" in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. When and where is Thatcher's story primarily set? How is this established?

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

3. What has brought Thatcher and his family to Vineland?

4. How would you describe Willa's relationship with Iano in the beginning of the novel?

5. How do Thatcher and Rose's childhoods and upbringing differ?

6. How is the setting of Batsto described in Chapter 8?

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

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

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

10. Why has Gwendolyn come to Willa's home in Chapter 9?

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