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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. What is trainasse?

2. At the time of Abigail's wedding to Gregory Mason, how long has Oliver worked for William and in what capacity?

3. What is like "stain on a sponge"?

4. What is Lorena diagnosed with three days after giving birth to a son?

5. Which one of Margaret's children has Abigail recently seen in the first chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the land that William Marshall Howland claims.

2. Describe the Howland tomb and its eventual use.

3. Explain the term Freejack.

4. What is the reaction when William subscribes to the New York Tribune at his daughter's request?

5. Describe the still that William eventually finds.

6. What caused the "ugly smears" in the sky in October in the first section?

7. In the first Book of Abigail, what does Abigail remember of being a child in this house?

8. Immediately after Lorena's death, what plants does William notice?

9. What is the appearance of the front yard in the first section/chapter?

10. What memories does Abigail think of after she thinks the owl flies over the river?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

At the end of the first section, Abigail admits that if she were to be honest, she would wish that Robert weren't alive. Discuss this statement. Does this make Abigail evil?

Essay Topic 3

Describe what the author means by "keep your heart ticking under the sheltering arches of your ribs."

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