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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. As a girl, where does Margaret go on winter mornings?
(a) Stays in bed.
(b) Swamp.
(c) Hollow tree trunk.
(d) By the stove.

3. How old is Margaret when she learns the story of her father?
(a) Six.
(b) Eleven.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Eight.

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

5. Who is Robert Stokes?
(a) Deputy.
(b) Cousin.
(c) Preacher.
(d) Uncle.

6. What do people clean muddy shoes on at the Howland home?
(a) Boot scraper shaped like two rabbits.
(b) Cleans them in the river.
(c) Uses a stick to get the mud out.
(d) Rinses off with well water.

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

8. Oliver lived with his sister by a big spring. What was the name of the spring?
(a) Little River.
(b) No-name Spring.
(c) Sobbing Woman.
(d) Cedar Creek.

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

10. Which child receives the most affection from Margaret and William?
(a) Robert.
(b) Crissy.
(c) Abigail.
(d) Nina.

11. Who catches pneumonia after having the chicken pox and almost dies?
(a) Nina.
(b) Robert.
(c) Crissy.
(d) Abigail.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Margaret about her father and how her parents met?

2. What career does Robert have, and where is his first job?

3. What does Margaret eat from the streams?

4. According to Abigail, in what animal is her grandfather most interested?

5. What is another name that Margaret knows for water moccasins?

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