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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who welcomes a child in Chapter 24?
(a) Christine's daughter.
(b) Sarah Lutz.
(c) Margaret and her husband.
(d) Mack and his wife.

2. Where does Mack find a job?
(a) At a shipyard.
(b) At a bank.
(c) At a hospital.
(d) At a college.

3. What does the group Will belong to in Chapter 19 accomplish?
(a) Get government funding to pave local roads.
(b) Have electricity installed in some local houses.
(c) Dig a sewage line for the town's main street.
(d) Convince the railroad to pass through Cedartown.

4. What do Abbie and John discuss in Chapter 21?
(a) What they would do if either of them died.
(b) Whether Abbie should take singing lessons.
(c) Funeral arrangements for Abbie's mother.
(d) Whether they should move back to Iowa.

5. What forces the children to miss school in Chapter 17?
(a) Work to be done on the farm.
(b) Winter storms.
(c) Measles.
(d) Flooding.

6. What kind of school does Abbie hear about in Chapter 18?
(a) A college-prep school.
(b) A performance arts school.
(c) An art school.
(d) A cooking school.

7. Why doesn't Will want Mack to move away?
(a) Will wants his children to stay in Nebraska.
(b) Will wants Mack to inherit the farm.
(c) Will worries about Mack's health.
(d) Will doesn't think Mack will find a job.

8. Where do Abbie's children encourage her to move to when Grace finishes high school?
(a) Bellevue.
(b) Lincoln.
(c) Grand Island.
(d) Omaha.

9. How long does Grandma Deal live after moving in with Abbie?
(a) Five years.
(b) One year.
(c) Two years.
(d) Ten years.

10. What does Abbie get caught in on her way home at the end of Chapter 19?
(a) A rushing stream.
(b) A hail storm.
(c) A snowstorm.
(d) Thick mud.

11. What is Mack's personality like?
(a) Dramatic.
(b) Sullen.
(c) Outgoing.
(d) Timid.

12. How old is Grace in Chapter 28?
(a) Twenty-six.
(b) Thirty-eight.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Thirty.

13. What does Abbie name the child she has in Chapter 16?
(a) Basil.
(b) John.
(c) Isabelle.
(d) Grace.

14. What begins in Chapter 28?
(a) The Great Depression.
(b) World War I.
(c) The Philippine-American War.
(d) The Mexican-American War..

15. In Chapter 18, why does Abbie put her trip on hold?
(a) To send her daughter to school.
(b) So that the Deal family can pay bills.
(c) Because she is needed to help with the harvest.
(d) Because her son becomes ill.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are Abbie's friends best described?

2. How does John feel about taking over for his father?

3. What does Will buy for his daughter in Chapter 19?

4. What does Abbie teach the children with while they are out of school?

5. Which of Abbie's children invite her on a trip in Chapter 28?

(see the answer keys)

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