2. What career does Robert have, and where is his first job?
(a) Architect; Chicago.
(b) Banker; Philadelphia.
(c) Doctor; Los Angeles.
(d) Engineer; San Francisco.

3. Why is Abigail expelled from college?
(a) Poor grades.
(b) She attends an elopement.
(c) Not checking in for curfew.
(d) Drinking alcohol.

4. Why does Abigail cry after the birth of her second child?
(a) She can't get to the hospital.
(b) She doesn't have a son.
(c) She doesn't know where her husband is.
(d) She is in so much pain.

5. 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.

6. Ramona hunts through an armoire until she finds _________ for Margaret.
(a) Apron.
(b) Clothing.
(c) The best of the bedsheets.
(d) A bedsheet with a rip down the middle.

7. As a child, where does Abigail go stay for almost a year?
(a) Her father.
(b) Oliver.
(c) Bannisters.
(d) Aunt Annie.

8. What does Margaret give to Little Matthew?
(a) A snakeskin.
(b) A piggy back ride.
(c) A persimmon.
(d) Her hat.

9. Two African American children, six and seven years old, arrived at the Howland kitchen door on Sunday afternoon. What did everyone call these children?
(a) Bums.
(b) Drifters.
(c) Freejacks.
(d) Hobos.

10. What is another name that Margaret knows for water moccasins?
(a) Water snake.
(b) Congo.
(c) Cottonmouth.
(d) Swamp snake.

11. Who is Abigail referring to when she says, "He was as courtly as a planter out of a novel"?
(a) John Tolliver.
(b) William.
(c) The governor.
(d) President of the university.

12. What sound do the branches of the bluish white hickory tree make?
(a) Harp.
(b) Whistle.
(c) Howling.
(d) Whisper.

13. What is another name for Somerset County?
(a) Cotton County.
(b) Tolliver Nation.
(c) Plantation Country.
(d) Robbers' Nation.

14. In what city does Robert first attend boarding school?
(a) Boston.
(b) Cleveland.
(c) Pittsburgh.
(d) Cincinnati.

15. Where does William first see evidence of Margaret's work?
(a) Gardens.
(b) Laundry.
(c) Kitchen.
(d) Windows.

Short Answer Questions

1. Three books are mentioned that Abigail receives for agreeing to pretend to be the sick child. They are The Swiss Family Robinson, Kidnapped, and ________________.

2. Oliver lived with his sister by a big spring. What was the name of the spring?

3. Who tells Abigail that she's not "beholden" to the Howland home?

4. Who was the youngest of Margaret's children?

5. What realization does Margaret come to after the move to higher ground during the spring floods?

(see the answer keys)

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