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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the furnishings in Alexandra's large farmhouse look like?
(a) Antique.
(b) Unfinished.
(c) Unused.
(d) Elegant.

2. Who goes to the French Country with Carl?
(a) Alexandra.
(b) Emil.
(c) Marie.
(d) Frank.

3. What does John say his wife misses most?
(a) Her dead son.
(b) The Old Country.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her music.

4. What is the name of the town at the beginning of this book?
(a) Hardship.
(b) Hanover.
(c) Harper.
(d) Hamblin.

5. What is the name of Emil's best friend?
(a) Amedore.
(b) Andrews.
(c) Amedee.
(d) Andre.

6. What does Ivar read in his house?
(a) The Bible.
(b) The Farmer's Almanac.
(c) An astronomy guide.
(d) The Sear's Catalogue.

7. What kind of man was Marie's father?
(a) Bohemian.
(b) Radical.
(c) Fugitive.
(d) Liberal.

8. How old were Emil and Amedee when they first became friends?
(a) 10.
(b) 14.
(c) 8.
(d) 12.

9. What kind of crop does Alexandra harvest?
(a) Corn.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Grain.
(d) Tobacco.

10. What did Marie remember about Carl when he was a boy?
(a) He worked hard.
(b) He likes to draw.
(c) He was always sad.
(d) He seemed perpetually confused.

11. What does Lou say Alexandra has never done?
(a) Planned.
(b) Meddled.
(c) Worked.
(d) Helped.

12. What about Alexandria causes a man to flirt with her at the beginning of the book?
(a) Her hair.
(b) Her eyes.
(c) Her smile.
(d) Her pretty dress.

13. How long does Alexandra take to look at the riverside property?
(a) 20 days.
(b) 15 days.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 10 days.

14. What does Emil say Alexandra would never know how to do?
(a) Move to the city.
(b) Be a friend.
(c) Cry.
(d) Fall in love.

15. What does Carl plan to train himself to do?
(a) Engineering.
(b) Engraving.
(c) Farming.
(d) Painting.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much older than Carl is Alexandra?

2. What is John Bergson's occupation?

3. How often do Alexandra and Marie usually see each other?

4. Why is Emil crying at the beginning of the book?

5. What does Ivar tell Alexandra he is afraid of?

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