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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In what direction has the sun set at the beginning of "The Keepers of the House"?
2. When William is called to war, where does he go?
3. What is William's first step in the adventure of going into the swamp?
4. What is Abigail's son's name?
5. What does the owl have for supper in the first Book of Abigail?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the still that William eventually finds.
2. Explain the term Freejack.
3. What does the narrator mean when she says that the county will find out about her oldest daughters being sent away because "they always know everything"?
4. What delays William's trip into the swamp to find the Robertson's liquor still?
5. What is the appearance of the front yard in the first section/chapter?
6. Immediately after Lorena's death, what plants does William notice?
7. What does Aimee Legendre Howland have a craving for, and how does she meet this craving?
8. What is the reaction when William subscribes to the New York Tribune at his daughter's request?
9. What are Abigail's younger children doing as she stands on the porch?
10. What caused the "ugly smears" in the sky in October in the first section?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In "The Keepers of the House," there are two Abigail books. One is the shortest book, and the other is the largest. Compare and contrast the purpose of these two books in this novel.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss ways that this book may be view as dated. Be certain to address belief systems and attitudes. Is there anything that still rings true today?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the effects of the Depression on the Howland family.
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