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

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

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

4. What does Isabelle announce toward the end of Chapter 24?
(a) That she will not have children.
(b) That she is moving abroad.
(c) That she is pregnant.
(d) That she is getting married.

5. What does Abbie write in Chapter 22?
(a) A recipe collection.
(b) A children's book.
(c) Her life story.
(d) A long letter to Christine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which family member is John said to take after?

2. In Chapter 18, why does Abbie put her trip on hold?

3. Where does Abbie's child want to take Abbie on a trip in Chapter 28?

4. Who does Abbie decide to visit in Chapter 19?

5. What money is used to buy the piano?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Abbie decide to do since everyone else is pursuing their dreams?

2. What does Abbie think of the results of her writing efforts?

3. What amuses Abbie about Eloise's parenting?

4. What is Margaret's response when Abbie offers her her mother's pearls?

5. What money does Grandma Deal use to buy Isabelle a piano? What does she plan to do with the remainder of the money?

6. What does Mack do when he is seventeen years old?

7. How does John feel about running the farm?

8. What group is Will involved with in Chapter 19?

9. What do Abbie's children encourage her to do when Abbie reaches her seventies?

10. What happens in the Deals' lives in 1880?

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