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

2. What outlines the graves in New Church?

3. What does Margaret give to Little Matthew?

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

5. Why is Abigail expelled from college?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the house that Margaret grows up in.

4. On moving to Madison City, what does Abigail recall being told about her mother.

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

6. How long does the great-grandmother's funeral last?

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

8. How did Margaret's parents meet?

9. What is the story of the hoop snake?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss why Margaret defers to Ramona, another servant, by accepting the worst of the bedding and addressing her with "Yes'm."

Essay Topic 2

The Providence River is mentioned three times within the first six pages. Discuss the possible significance of the river in the story.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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