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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When she was in eighth grade, Willa argued with her teacher that Cat Stevens was the modern-day equivalent of what poet?
(a) Robert Frost.
(b) Percy Shelley.
(c) Lord Byron.
(d) Walt Whitman.

2. What does Zeke tell Willa he has decided to do concerning Dusty in Chapter 11?
(a) Place Dusty in a new foster home.
(b) Take custody of Dusty himself.
(c) Grant custody to Tig.
(d) Grant custody to Willa and Iano.

3. Where did Mr. Nailbourne move after leaving Rose's family's home?
(a) Idaho.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) Kansas.
(d) Kentucky.

4. Where does Thatcher go to watch the lecture in Chapter 10?
(a) Greenway Hall.
(b) Plum Hall.
(c) Landis Hall.
(d) Wilson Hall.

5. According to Christopher Hawk in Chapter 7, when did Captain Landis buy the land in Vineland?
(a) 1893.
(b) 1875.
(c) 1861.
(d) 1855.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "SIDS" refer to in the narrative?

2. What literary device is found in the following sentence from Chapter 8? "The boots' brown tongues lolled, a pair of panting dogs" (183).

3. At approximately what time does Gwen appear at Willa's door in Chapter 9?

4. For how long have Thatcher and Rose Greenwood been married when they are introduced in the novel in Chapter 2?

5. What two trees did Rose's father plant in honor of his daughters on their lawn?

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