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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. Why does Ludwig hire an overseer for his mill expansion?
(a) To make time for more vacations.
(b) To give the poor, old man a job.
(c) To have an additional tax write-off.
(d) To make time for business travel.

2. Who has a miscarriage in "1877"?
(a) Kitty.
(b) Sally.
(c) Louisa.
(d) Anne.

3. Who ultimately begins caring for the pregnant, ill woman in "1877"?
(a) Dr. Blair.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Dr. Gordon.
(d) A midwife.

4. What sends Kate into an uproar in the chapter called "1870"?
(a) She finds her roommate in the arms of a young man.
(b) She finds her father in the arms of a young woman.
(c) She finds her mother in the arms of a young man.
(d) She sees her father and mother duing an intimate moment.

5. What is the date of the first club meeting?
(a) August 7.
(b) September 7.
(c) October 7.
(d) November 7.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "1872," what is the name of the new minister's wife?

2. In "1875," what does the club begin to save money to build?

3. What causes the young man injured at Ludwig's mill to die?

4. Who is elected to serve as the club's first corresponding secretary and treasurer?

5. Who refuses to depend on her child until absolutely necessary?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Amanda's mother respond when Amanda offers to take care of her?

2. Discuss the situation around Kate's death in the chapter titled "1870."

3. Explain the circumstances in which Louisa, her husband, and daughter return to Waynesboro. Where had they been?

4. What is Miss Pinney's habit, and how does the club try to regulate it?

5. What discovery makes Anne and Sally begin to like Rhoda McKinney?

6. Who are the first officers of the Waynesboro Women's Club?

7. Who discovers Miss Pinney is dead? Where is she found?

8. In the first chapter titled "1868," whom do Sally and Anne visit to invite into the club? Why do those invited choose to accept the invitation?

9. What is ironic about John telling Anne that the family needs her "undivided attention"?

10. Discuss John's decision regarding treatment of Zack's injury.

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