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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What author wrote about wax myrtle, having made a tallow as an experiment, according to Mary in Chapter 8?
(a) Henry David Thoreau.
(b) Percy Shelley.
(c) Walt Whitman.
(d) Alfred Lord Tennyson.

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

3. Who is Rose's new friend that she goes riding with in Chapter 12?
(a) Louise Dunwiddie.
(b) Sheila O'Hare.
(c) Patricia Johnson.
(d) Marsha Brodeur.

4. What do Willa and Iano tell the birdwatching couple Dusty's name is in Chapter 7?
(a) Zeke.
(b) Aldus.
(c) George.
(d) Thatcher.

5. Why does Nick say New Jersey was a hotspot for making glass after the war?
(a) It is close to exporting ports.
(b) There is a lot of talc.
(c) There is a lot of mica.
(d) There is a lot of silica.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Willa writing an article about in Chapter 3?

2. What bridge does Willa cross when entering Philadelphia in Chapter 5?

3. Who is the editor of the rival newspaper to Captain Landis's?

4. In what field does Zeke's new girlfriend work?

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

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