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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the names of Margaret's children?
(a) Johnny, Marge,and Crissy.
(b) Robert, Lena, and Oliver.
(c) Will, Marge, and Nina.
(d) Robert, Nina, and Crissy.

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

3. What is trainasse?
(a) Cajun name for swamp water.
(b) An animal found in the swamp.
(c) Creole name for narrow tunnels in a marsh.
(d) Cajun name for the marsh.

4. In the first chapter, how long has it been since Abigail has seen one of Margaret's children?
(a) A month.
(b) Five years.
(c) A year.
(d) Three months.

5. Where does Abner Carmichael live?
(a) In a shack in the middle of the swamp.
(b) In a houseboat in Mobile.
(c) In the biggest brick house in New Church.
(d) In a floating house in New Church.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is William when he thinks that he is old?

2. What is Lorena diagnosed with three days after giving birth to a son?

3. Which one of Margaret's children has Abigail recently seen in the first chapter?

4. Who says that William's decision to remain a widower is indecent?

5. Who is best man at Abigail's wedding to Gregory Mason?

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