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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What attacks William so that he coats his body with muck?
(a) Mosquitos.
(b) Wasps
(c) Gnats.
(d) Flies.

2. Who has fallen into a weaving of invisible threads at the beginning of the book?
(a) Robert.
(b) Abigail.
(c) Margaret.
(d) William.

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

4. What does Abigail do immediately before watering?
(a) Puts on a sweater.
(b) Tells the children to wash for dinner.
(c) Cries.
(d) Turns on the porch light.

5. Whom does Abigail envision as saying, "just like a Howland"?
(a) Her ex-husband's family.
(b) Margaret's children.
(c) The county.
(d) The servants.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the eye color of the last William Howland's eyes?

2. When William comes across a still, the whiskey is aging in ______________.

3. Where have the oldest children left to go to school at in the first chapter?

4. What are the names of Margaret's children?

5. Where does Margaret see her grandmother's spirit immediately after the funeral?

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