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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 poetry does the elder Abigail enjoy reading out loud before she leaves for college?
(a) Yeats.
(b) Shelley.
(c) Poe.
(d) Dickinson.

2. Who are Calvin and John Robertson?
(a) Moonshiners in Wade County.
(b) Brothers who run the Washington Hotel in town.
(c) Cousins of the Howlands.
(d) Farmhands who work at the Howland estate.

3. In what direction has the sun set at the beginning of "The Keepers of the House"?
(a) Southwest.
(b) Due west.
(c) Northwest.
(d) The clouds keep Abigail from seeing the sun set.

4. What did William give his daughter as a homecoming surprise after her first year of college?
(a) A gazebo.
(b) A horse.
(c) A trip to Europe.
(d) A book of poetry.

5. When William comes across a still, the whiskey is aging in ______________.
(a) Pine barrel.
(b) Copper pot.
(c) Cedar kegs.
(d) Oak kegs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does William's daughter go to college?

2. What attacks William so that he coats his body with muck?

3. What is likker?

4. What is the river compared to in the first Book of Abigail?

5. Who is surrounded by "tiers of flesh"?

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