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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote to Elinore about a job on the homestead?
(a) Aurelia Timmons.
(b) Amelie Hinton.
(c) Audra Wasserstrom.
(d) Adeline Watson.

2. The letter in Chapter 17 is dated __________________.
(a) November 16, 1933.
(b) November 16, 1954.
(c) November 16, 1912.
(d) November 16, 1899.

3. How many years had passed since Miss Emily and the man in #170 decided to get married?
(a) 25.
(b) 11.
(c) 15.
(d) 3.

4. Who was the cook's horse?
(a) Hunks.
(b) Buttercup.
(c) Jericho.
(d) Max.

5. Clyde discovered that thieves stole 35 _________________ from a ranch in the area.
(a) horses.
(b) cows.
(c) goats.
(d) chickens.

6. Where had Elinore hoped to travel one day?
(a) Bahamas.
(b) Bermuda.
(c) Fiji.
(d) Hawaii.

7. The children in the cabin had never seen ____________________ before.
(a) a Christmas tree.
(b) a goat.
(c) a New Year's party.
(d) a Bible.

8. For whom did Elinore work as a housekeeper?
(a) Rev. Corrigan.
(b) Rev. Flaugher.
(c) Rev. Miller.
(d) Rev. Stryker.

9. At her wedding, Elinore forgot to take off her apron and ____________________.
(a) coat.
(b) old shoes.
(c) bonnet.
(d) shawl.

10. With which of the following does Elinore NOT spend Christmas this year?
(a) Gavotte.
(b) Mrs. O'Shaughnessy.
(c) Clyde.
(d) Mrs. Louderer.

11. Why did Elinore not have a new wedding dress?
(a) There was no money to buy one.
(b) There was nowhere to buy one.
(c) The dress did not arrive in time.
(d) There was no time to make one.

12. How many sons did Elinore have?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

13. Who was the Justice of the Peace who married Elinore and Clyde?
(a) Mr. Bryson.
(b) Mr. Pearson.
(c) Mr. Reginald.
(d) Mr. Whittier.

14. Gavotte once collected _______________ for the Smithsonian Institution.
(a) antiques.
(b) fossils.
(c) insects.
(d) skeletons.

15. Why had Elinore never mentioned her husband to Mrs. Coney?
(a) They got married so quickly.
(b) She is unsure how Mrs. Coney will react to her remarriage.
(c) She is embarrassed.
(d) She is not sure it will last.

Short Answer Questions

1. Elinore has been feeling _______________ at home with the new baby.

2. Who is Elinore's husband?

3. Elinore states that women could avoid poverty if they had the _________________ to homestead.

4. Gavotte extended an invitation to a dinner concerning ____________.

5. The letter in Chapter 15 was written during the month of ____________________ in 1912.

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