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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John want to do in life?

2. Who is Mack married to?

3. What does Mack buy in Chapter 26?

4. In Chapter 23, how long has it been since Abbie went to Iowa?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What amuses Abbie about Eloise's parenting?

3. What does Will assure Abbie of when they talk about death? Where does Will die?

4. What happens when Will tells Abbie about a local teacher offering art lessons?

5. In Chapter 19, where does Abbie plan to go? Why does she postpone her trip?

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

7. Why does Abbie sell off much of the Deal land in Chapter 25?

8. What emotions does Abbie feel after the death of her son?

9. What does Oscar Lutz say about Will in Chapter 25

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

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