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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 serious illness strikes Adams during his time in Holland?
(a) Swine flu
(b) Chicken Pox
(c) Epilepsy
(d) Nervous fever

2. Why did Abigail think the Southern delegates were hypocritical?
(a) They wanted freedom from England but still kept women dependent
(b) They talked about freedom of religion but restricted their parishes
(c) They wanted a voting system but would not let women vote
(d) They were working for freedom of the United States but still owned slaves

3. Who do Abigail and Nabby encounter in Boston?
(a) Thomas Jefferson, Martha Jefferson and James Hemings
(b) Charles Adams
(c) George and Martha Washington
(d) Benjamin and Debbie Franklin

4. In what year is the Second Continental Congress held?
(a) 1774
(b) 1775
(c) 1776
(d) 1800

5. With whom does Abigail become good friends while in Paris?
(a) Debbie Franklin
(b) Marie Antoinette
(c) Martha Jefferson
(d) The wife of the Marquis de Lafayette

Short Answer Questions

1. What precipitates the British leaving Boston Harbor in 1776?

2. What did Adams say happened to some of his letters sent to Abigail during this time?

3. To what town does Adams move his family in 1771?

4. What morbid premonition of Abigail's comes true in July of 1777?

5. What is the name of Abigail's sister with whom she shares her innermost feelings?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Philadelphia at the time of the First Continental Congress in 1774.

2. What happens to Adams just as he is about to give up his life as a public servant for the government?

3. What were Abigail's overall impressions of Paris?

4. What are Abigail's first impressions of London after her arrival?

5. What was Adams' relationship with John Quincy during this time?

6. Who did Adams marry?

7. What was the nature of the meeting requested by British General Howe with Adams, Franklin and Rutledge?

8. What was the final perception of Adams' role in the fight for independence?

9. What were the three factions vying for power at the Second Continental Congress?

10. What did Adams come to realize about the tensions among the American envoys in Paris?

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