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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Sarah Lutz's brother die?
(a) From a high fever.
(b) From a snake bite.
(c) By a kick to the head from a donkey.
(d) He drowns.

2. Who helps Abbie when it is time to deliver her baby?
(a) Oscar.
(b) Christine.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Abbie's mother.

3. What does Abbie think about Grandma Deal?
(a) That Grandma Deal is negative.
(b) That Grandma Deal is funny.
(c) That Grandma Deal is intelligent.
(d) That Grandma Deal is irresponsible.

4. Who gives Abbie advice in Chapter 6?
(a) The preacher's wife.
(b) The doctor's wife.
(c) The school master's wife.
(d) The post master's wife.

5. Who is Ed Mathews' father?
(a) A wealthy rancher.
(b) The local doctor.
(c) The church preacher.
(d) The school teacher.

6. What does Grandpa Deal tell Abbie in Chapter 6?
(a) That Will has been injured in the war.
(b) That Abbie has musical talent.
(c) That he has an old piano that she can have.
(d) That Will has been asking about her.

7. What are the rumors that go through the community in Chapter 3 about?
(a) Illness.
(b) Infidelity.
(c) War.
(d) Indians.

8. What does Will dream about in Chapter 12?
(a) His sons taking over the farm.
(b) Serving as a government official.
(c) Taking his wife to New York.
(d) The community that will build up around them.

9. What happens on the day that Will leaves for the war?
(a) Will gives Abbie a kiss.
(b) Will's father dies.
(c) Abbie gets engaged.
(d) Abbie enters a singing contest.

10. Where does the community gather in Chapter 3?
(a) The Deal house.
(b) The Matthews house.
(c) The Mackenzie house.
(d) The Lutz house.

11. What conflict begins in Chapter 5?
(a) The Revolutionary War.
(b) The Spanish-American War.
(c) World War I.
(d) The Civil War.

12. Where does the Mackenzie family live?
(a) Minnesota.
(b) Wisconscin.
(c) Michigan.
(d) Illinois.

13. Why are the Mackenzies moving?
(a) To be close to the eldest Mackenzie daughter.
(b) To get out of an area where no crops grow.
(c) Because they were given a free plot of land.
(d) Because they inherited property.

14. What does Ed Matthews promise Abbie when he hears her singing?
(a) That he'll take her to New York.
(b) That he'll take her to Chicago.
(c) That he'll take her to London.
(d) That he'll take her to Paris.

15. What does a letter received by the Deals in Chapter 15 tell them?
(a) That Abbie's mother died.
(b) That Grandpa Deal died.
(c) That their land is being repossessed.
(d) That Ed Matthews would like to visit Abbie.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Abbie feel about Grandpa Deal?

2. What does Abbie think of Christine?

3. What gift does Abbie's mother give her before her wedding ceremony?

4. Who does Abbie marry in Chapter 7?

5. To what state are the Mackenzies moving?

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