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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 is Rose's new friend that she goes riding with in Chapter 12?
(a) Louise Dunwiddie.
(b) Sheila O'Hare.
(c) Patricia Johnson.
(d) Marsha Brodeur.

2. On what day of the week is Dusty's birthday party held in Chapter 17?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Friday.

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

4. Where did Iano take his father's ashes after his death?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Phoenix.
(c) Salt Lake City.
(d) Flagstaff.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has driven Mary and Thatcher to the Pine Barrens in Chapter 18?

2. In Chapter 18, the narrator opens, "Of all seasons in the Pine Barrens, summer was" what (455)?

3. What is the second principle that Thatcher presents in his debate with Cutler in Chapter 12?

4. Into whose manor is Mary moving in Chapter 18?

5. What is the name of the architect specialist who comes to assess Willa's home in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do Willa and Iano go to hike in Chapter 13? Why?

2. What do Tig and Zeke argue about in Chapter 11?

3. How does the debate conclude in Chapter 12?

4. What are Thatcher's future plans in Chapter 18?

5. Where are Thatcher and Mary in Chapter 18? How is the setting described?

6. How is the lecture/debate described in Chapter 10?

7. How have the living/sleeping arrangements in Willa's house changed in Chapter 11? Why?

8. Why is Rose opposed to Thatcher testifying in court in Chapter 16?

9. How is the theme of generational differences explored in Chapter 15?

10. What are the principles Thatcher presents in his opening for the debate in Chapter 12?

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