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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 do most people say Will survived the train?
(a) The train slowed down just in time.
(b) It was not his time.
(c) He was rescued.
(d) Granny protected him.

2. What is Effie Belle known for?
(a) Being very kind.
(b) Gossiping.
(c) Cleaning houses.
(d) Judging others.

3. What did Will say Granny was not very good at while she was alive?
(a) Gardening.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Speaking kindly.
(d) Housekeeping.

4. What does Will say was different and interesting about Granny's death?
(a) She died fast.
(b) She died at her own pace.
(c) She died totally sane.
(d) She died twice.

5. What musical instrument does Love play well?
(a) Violin.
(b) Piano.
(c) Flute.
(d) Guitar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Grandpa have Will help him do after the wake for Granny?

2. Who is the fancy visitor?

3. What does Will do the day he decides his mourning period is over?

4. How long was Grandpa Blakeslee supposed to be in mourning?

5. What is Will's grandpa's wagon used to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Will feel when Granny's death is written into the Family Bible?

2. What did Granny do for Love during her first year in town?

3. Why does Love tell Will she married Grandpa when she did?

4. What does Grandpa say to the crowd after he returns from his wedding to Love?

5. What makes the camping trip so miserable for the boys?

6. How does Mary respond when she hears that her father is getting remarried?

7. What do the boys eat while they are camping, and why?

8. What does Miss Love do for Grandpa when he comes home after work for the first time in their marriage?

9. What does Will ask Grandpa after he hears about the train, and what is Grandpa's response to this?

10. What does Will see as the difference between mourning and being in mourning?

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