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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Second Book of Abigail.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who catches pneumonia after having the chicken pox and almost dies?
(a) Abigail.
(b) Robert.
(c) Nina.
(d) Crissy.

2. What does William find on his back porch that he thinks looks "right pretty"?
(a) A recently painted rocking chair.
(b) Basket of fruit.
(c) Pumpkins, squash, and gourds.
(d) A family of cats.

3. Why is Abigail away from home for almost a year?
(a) A flood takes away the home, which has to be rebuilt.
(b) Her grandfather and Margaret take Abigail's mother to a tuberculosis sanitarium.
(c) Hiding her from her father.
(d) Margaret is mourning due to two miscarriages.

4. At the time of Abigail's wedding to Gregory Mason, how long has Oliver worked for William and in what capacity?
(a) 35 years; cook/helper.
(b) 25 years; handyman/helper/manager.
(c) 30 years; handyman/overseer.
(d) 20 years; general servant.

5. How did William Marshall Howland die?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Killed in the Civil War.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Murdered by five Indians.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Abigail expelled from college?

2. Whose job is it to water the garden in Margaret's family?

3. What rolls down the road when the moon is small, according to Margaret?

4. Who ran off to a ship at Savannah and disappeared?

5. What did William bring to eat for his trip into the swamp?

(see the answer key)

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