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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What outlines the graves in New Church?
(a) Cups.
(b) Barbed wire.
(c) China animals.
(d) White stone.

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

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

5. Who was the youngest of Margaret's children?
(a) Crissy.
(b) Nina.
(c) Robert.
(d) Abigail.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Margaret when she first sees the spirit of her great-grandmother?

2. According to Margaret's mother, what is hippin?

3. Who mentions that Abigail flounces out of the house?

4. What is another name for Somerset County?

5. Where do the newly married Tollivers honeymoon?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Somerset County.

2. What does Margaret take with her when she moves from New Church to the Howland estate?

3. Explain why the townspeople are angry at the grandfather for not bringing his daughter's body home for burial from Santa Fe?

4. What does Abigail remember about Robert as a child?

5. Without medical help, one of the children could died from pneumonia. What do the Howlands do?

6. What does Margaret's first bedroom at the Howland home look like?

7. How did Margaret's parents meet?

8. What does Abigail remember about family vacations?

9. What are Abigail's days like after she and John marry but before he finishes his last year of law school?

10. How does Margaret behave after her children leave for boarding school?

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