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

2. What does Abbie send Ed in Chapter 6?
(a) A post card.
(b) A birthday gift.
(c) A letter.
(d) A lock of hair.

3. When the Mackenzie's reach their destination in Chapter 2, where do they stay?
(a) In a small shed.
(b) In a hotel.
(c) In a tent.
(d) With a relative.

4. What kind of lessons does Abbie take in Blackhawk County?
(a) Driving lessons.
(b) Piano lessons.
(c) Cooking lessons.
(d) Art lessons.

5. What does Abbie think of Christine?
(a) That Christine is spoiled.
(b) That Christine is unpleasant.
(c) That Christine is forgiving.
(d) That Christine is hard-working.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Will insist on naming his son, who is born in 1872?

2. What does Abbie name her second child?

3. What happens on the day that Will leaves for the war?

4. What are the rumors that go through the community in Chapter 3 about?

5. What does Abbie find in the forest in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who do Abbie and Will encounter on their journey to Nebraska?

3. Why does Will Deal go to war in Chapter 5?

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

5. What does Abbie decide to do for her children in Chapter 14?

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

7. Compared to the Deals, how do the Lutzes fare in Nebraska?

8. What do Will and Abbie do to build up their homestead in Chapter 11?

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

10. Who helps Abbie when she goes into labor in Chapter 10?

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