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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is squirming "helplessly on the boards" of the porch?
(a) Abigail.
(b) Beetles.
(c) A bird with a broken wing.
(d) A mouse.

2. When William tells his granddaughter, "I used to think she'd glow in the night," to whom is he referring?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Lorena.
(c) His daughter, Abigail.
(d) His mother.

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

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

5. What does Abigail see in place of the fence?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Rope.
(c) Wood for a new fence.
(d) Cherokee rose branches.

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

7. In Abigail's imagination, who stands next to her on the porch in the first Book of Abigail?
(a) John.
(b) William.
(c) Robert.
(d) Margaret.

8. Where are the Robertsons rumored to build the latest addition to their business?
(a) Near New Church.
(b) Across Providence River.
(c) Honey Island Swamp.
(d) Madison City.

9. What do people call "the bones of the earth," according to the author?
(a) A dry pond.
(b) The trees of winter.
(c) The granite outcroppings in winter fields.
(d) A rock outcropping in a valley.

10. What is like "stain on a sponge"?
(a) The creeping night.
(b) The light on the porch.
(c) Water spilled onto the porch.
(d) Dryness of the skin.

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

12. From whose viewpoint is the first Book of Abigail written.
(a) Abigail's daughter's.
(b) Abigail's.
(c) Abigail's mother's.
(d) Abigail's grandfather's.

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

14. Which one of Margaret's children has Abigail recently seen in the first chapter?
(a) Bill.
(b) Robert.
(c) Will.
(d) Johnny.

15. In the first Book of Abigail, what does Abigail water?
(a) Ferns.
(b) Roses.
(c) Pansies.
(d) Geraniums.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did William give his daughter as a homecoming surprise after her first year of college?

3. What does the owl have for supper in the first Book of Abigail?

4. What is flying around the porch in the first chapter?

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

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