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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Mack buy in Chapter 26?
(a) A horse.
(b) A house.
(c) A tractor.
(d) An automobile.

3. What does Will buy for his daughter in Chapter 19?
(a) A piano.
(b) A violin.
(c) An organ.
(d) A guitar.

4. Why does Abbie refuse to go on a trip with Grace?
(a) Because Abbie cannot walk long distances.
(b) Because Abbie prefers to remain close to home.
(c) Because Abbie is ill.
(d) Because Abbie doesn't want to spend the money.

5. How does John feel about taking over for his father?
(a) Enthusiastic.
(b) Lucky.
(c) Unprepared.
(d) Unhappy.

6. Who does Abbie look after in Chapter 27?
(a) Grace.
(b) Laura.
(c) Stanley.
(d) Fred.

7. Where does John go in Chapter 24?
(a) Africa.
(b) South America.
(c) The Arctic Circle.
(d) England.

8. Which of Abbie's children want her to live with them?
(a) Grace.
(b) None of them.
(c) Mack.
(d) John.

9. What word best describes Eloise's personality?
(a) Happy-go-lucky.
(b) Inconsiderate.
(c) Childish.
(d) No-nonsense.

10. What money is used to buy the piano?
(a) The money that came from Will's savings bonds.
(b) The money Mack sent his grandmother for her birthday.
(c) The money Doc Matthews paid for Will to go to war.
(d) The money Grandma Deal won from gambling.

11. What does John start to do in Chapter 21?
(a) Study music.
(b) Work on the community council.
(c) Make plans to move abroad.
(d) Chores on the farm.

12. 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) Convince the railroad to pass through Cedartown.
(d) Dig a sewage line for the town's main street.

13. Why does Abbie go to Omaha in Chapter 23?
(a) To welcome a grandchild.
(b) To sight-see.
(c) To attend a reunion.
(d) For a stay in the hospital.

14. In what year does Grace finish college?
(a) 1899.
(b) 1911.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1909.

15. In Chapter 18, how long has it been since Abbie last went to Iowa?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) Fifteen years.
(d) Five years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Abbie name her daughter in Chapter 20?

2. What has recently opened near the farm in Chapter 16?

3. What is Eloise's surname?

4. Who is Mack married to?

5. What do John and Eloise name their son?

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