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

2. Who is Carruth's printer?
(a) Samuel Wilbeforce.
(b) Joseph Priestley.
(c) Louise Dunwiddie.
(d) Hank Wilbur.

3. Where is the manor located that Mary is moving in Chapter 18?
(a) Water Street.
(b) Park Avenue.
(c) Plum Street.
(d) Staten Street.

4. Whose family is described in Chapter 11 as "a big, loyal household of parentless siblings holding it all together" (290)?
(a) Peter's.
(b) Iano's.
(c) Jorge's.
(d) Emma's.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the architecture specialist from that Chris has arranged to assess Willa's home in Chapter 15?

2. What famous historical trial regarding evolution is referenced in Chapter 11?

3. In what month does Chapter 15 begin?

4. What is Sondra's profession?

5. How does Willa describe the landscape of New Jersey in comparison to the other places she has lived?

Short Essay Questions

1. What important information does Thatcher learn from Carruth in Chapter 10?

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

3. What are Willa's future plans at the end of her narrative in Chapter 17?

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

5. Why has Iano left in Chapter 15? Where has he gone?

6. What were the circumstances surrounding Tig's return from Cuba?

7. Who is Uri Carruth and how does Thatcher come to know him?

8. What does Thatcher say when he testifies in court in Chapter 16?

9. About what do Jorge and Zeke argue in Chapter 17?

10. How is Carruth's home described in Chapter 14? Why does Thatcher go there?

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