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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who comes to see Mamah about getting paid for bookcases?
(a) Billy.
(b) Andrew.
(c) Robert.
(d) Josiah.

2. Where does John Cheney go to school in Oak Park?
(a) Townsend.
(b) Whitebridge.
(c) Brushwood.
(d) Holmes.

3. In Chapter 35, how many workers are working on Frank and Mamah's Wisconsin house?
(a) 34.
(b) 27.
(c) 22.
(d) 36.

4. How old is Else's son?
(a) 11.
(b) 8.
(c) 14.
(d) 4.

5. How many days does it take to plant the trees Frank ordered?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

6. What does Frank call Midway Gardens?
(a) His baby.
(b) His city by the sea.
(c) His challenge.
(d) His triumph.

7. When did Harriet Monroe write a nasty review about Frank in the "Tribune"?
(a) 3 years ago.
(b) 4 years ago.
(c) 5 years ago.
(d) 6 years ago.

8. In Chapter 38, when does Edwin tell Mamah that he will remarry?
(a) September.
(b) April.
(c) July.
(d) August.

9. What color does Frank ask Mamah not to use in the gardens around Taliesin?
(a) Burgundy.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Pink.
(d) Red.

10. In Berlin, what did Mamah imagine planting?
(a) Tiger lilies.
(b) Crab apple trees.
(c) Lilacs.
(d) Japanese peonies.

11. What does John show Mamah when she first sees him?
(a) Big stick.
(b) Worms.
(c) Marbles.
(d) Spider in a jar.

12. In Chapter 41, what does Frank talk about planting?
(a) Lilies.
(b) Maple and oak trees.
(c) Apple and plum trees.
(d) Daisies.

13. Who does Mamah tell Else are the moderns in Chicago?
(a) Actors.
(b) Artists.
(c) Architects.
(d) Playwrights.

14. What do the children name the dog they find and Mamah find at camp?
(a) Blackie.
(b) Hunter.
(c) Lucky.
(d) Rusty.

15. What does Mamah buy when she reaches Chicago in Chapter 45?
(a) Toys.
(b) Candy.
(c) Books.
(d) Cinnamon sticks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color cape is Else wearing in Chapter 31?

2. Where does Mamah go to avoid celebrating Christmas?

3. In Chapter 31, as Mamah looks out the cafe window, what are gray-braided grandmother's wearing?

4. Where does Else's sister live?

5. Where did Marion Mahony earn her architectural degree?

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