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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is surrounded by "tiers of flesh"?
(a) Howland Campbell.
(b) Annie Howland Campbell.
(c) William Howland.
(d) Gregory Mason.

3. What is William's first step in the adventure of going into the swamp?
(a) He buys a skiff.
(b) He cleans his guns.
(c) He draws a map.
(d) He packs food.

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

5. What is likker?
(a) A medicinal plant.
(b) Alcohol made in stills in the South.
(c) A species of cotton.
(d) A type of hunting dog.

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

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

8. Who says, "Wind's to the west"?
(a) William.
(b) Oliver.
(c) Abigail.
(d) Annie.

9. Who is Marge?
(a) William's middle child.
(b) Abigail's youngest child.
(c) William's wife.
(d) Abigail's oldest child.

10. From where did the tomb builder come?
(a) Richmond.
(b) Biloxi.
(c) Mobile.
(d) Chattanooga.

11. Why doesn't Abigail want to replace the fence?
(a) She has no money.
(b) She wants to remember.
(c) She has no one to do the work.
(d) It is more practical to keep it.

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

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

14. What does the owl have for supper in the first Book of Abigail?
(a) Mouse.
(b) Squirrel.
(c) Small bird.
(d) Rabbit.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. From what state did William Marshall Howland originally come?

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

4. How many people are among the "parade of figures" that Abigail sees in her mind?

5. What is quiet and still and dry in the first chapter?

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