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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Abigail's father quote after the World War II started in 1939?
(a) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(b) Rupert Brooks.
(c) Percy Shelley.
(d) Winston Churchill.

2. What is the last name of the cousins that Abigail goes on an outing with once or twice a month?
(a) Armstrong.
(b) Bannister.
(c) Lewis.
(d) Howland.

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

4. Where does Margaret wash the clothes?
(a) In a washing machine in town.
(b) In the river.
(c) In well water.
(d) In the water near the baptistry.

5. What does William find on his back porch that he thinks looks "right pretty"?
(a) Basket of fruit.
(b) A family of cats.
(c) A recently painted rocking chair.
(d) Pumpkins, squash, and gourds.

6. When does Abigail tell her grandfather that she's getting married?
(a) One weekend in March.
(b) During the Easter holiday.
(c) Immediately before spring finals.
(d) After the spring semester.

7. With whom does Ramona live?
(a) Sister.
(b) No one.
(c) Husband and daughter.
(d) The Howlands.

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

9. Who attends Carnegie Tech?
(a) Crissy.
(b) Nina.
(c) Abigail.
(d) Robert.

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

11. What train runs from Atlanta to Madison City?
(a) Number 8.
(b) Number 5.
(c) The New Orleans line.
(d) The South Atlantic line.

12. What do the road crews discover when they blast through McCarren Hill?
(a) Gold.
(b) An Indian cemetery.
(c) A swamp.
(d) Hundreds of snakes.

13. What is the flowered cloth that Margaret is sewing from?
(a) Material purchased for curtains.
(b) Something that Ramona gives her.
(c) An old dress belonging to William's wife.
(d) Old sheets.

14. Where is Cousin Mary's family from?
(a) Old Cedar.
(b) Madison City.
(c) New Church.
(d) Twin Fawns.

15. What rolls down the road when the moon is small, according to Margaret?
(a) Light.
(b) Ghosts.
(c) Hoop snake.
(d) Lizards.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Margaret when she learns the story of her father?

2. What did Margaret's family once turned into beads?

3. What does Abigail's mother do with letters that arrive from her husband?

4. As a girl, where does Margaret go on winter mornings?

5. Who catches pneumonia after having the chicken pox and almost dies?

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