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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. Where did William find a mouse nest?
(a) In the kitchen pantry.
(b) In the fireplace.
(c) In a china tureen at the top of a closet.
(d) On the top bookshelf.

2. How old was Margaret when her mother left for good?
(a) Five.
(b) Six.
(c) Eight.
(d) Ten.

3. What does Margaret eat from the streams?
(a) Fish.
(b) Turtle.
(c) Frogs.
(d) Wild watercress.

4. Where is Margaret when she first sees the spirit of her great-grandmother?
(a) On the porch.
(b) On an island in the swamp.
(c) By her tomato plants.
(d) By her cousin's mule.

5. What is flying around the porch in the first chapter?
(a) Flies.
(b) Moths.
(c) Gnats.
(d) Birds.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Margaret's mother, what is hippin?

2. When William tells his granddaughter, "I used to think she'd glow in the night," to whom is he referring?

3. What do people call "the bones of the earth," according to the author?

4. Who is Abigail referring to when she says, "He was as courtly as a planter out of a novel"?

5. From where did the tomb builder come?

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