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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 does Will help find for the local community in Chapter 12?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A post master.
(c) A preacher.
(d) A school teacher.

2. What occupation does Abbie take on in Chapter 5?
(a) Shop keeping.
(b) Transcription work.
(c) Teaching.
(d) Dress making.

3. How does Abbie respond to Ed's offer of marriage?
(a) Abbie lets her mother respond on her behalf.
(b) Abbie declines to marry Ed.
(c) Abbie agrees to marry Ed.
(d) Abbie acts like it is a joke.

4. What does Abbie do when she goes into the forest?
(a) Sings.
(b) Daydreams.
(c) Reads.
(d) Gardens.

5. Where does Abbie's mother keep the mementos from the Mackenzies' time of affluence?
(a) In a skin-covered box.
(b) In a wooden chest.
(c) In a biscuit tin.
(d) In an album.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helps Abbie when it is time to deliver her baby?

2. What does Will use the 1872 crop for?

3. What does Abbie become aware of near the camp in Chapter 10?

4. What kind of lessons does Abbie take in Blackhawk County?

5. What does Abbie decide to create in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the Deals' sixth crop in Nebraska?

2. What is Abbie sure to be on hand to see unpacked in Chapter 2?

3. What pet does Will Deal keep? Why must he get rid of it?

4. What does the government begin to offer in Chapter 15?

5. What is Abbie said to be fascinated by in Chapter 1?

6. Who hears Abbie sing in the woods? What does this person promise her?

7. What kind of house does Will build for his family?

8. What does Abbie discover near the families' camp in Nebraska?

9. How have the fortunes of the Mackenzie family changed over time?

10. In Chapter 3, what does Abbie find in the forest, and what does she do there?

(see the answer keys)

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