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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who among Iano's siblings is said to run a salmon-fishing charter in Alaska?
(a) Darcie.
(b) Aurelia.
(c) Antigone.
(d) Artemisia.

2. In Chapter 18, the narrator opens, "Of all seasons in the Pine Barrens, summer was" what (455)?
(a) "The most dreadful."
(b) "The muckiest."
(c) "Breathtaking."
(d) "Consummate."

3. How does Carruth appear when Thatcher goes to his home in Chapter 14?
(a) In cheerful spirits.
(b) Irritable and angry.
(c) Comatose.
(d) Feeble but talkative.

4. What is the second principle that Thatcher presents in his debate with Cutler in Chapter 12?
(a) "Death stalks us all!" (321).
(b) "Survival is not haphazard" (323).
(c) "Traits in their variation are inherited" (320).
(d) "Individuals within a population are variable" (320).

5. How does Willa describe the landscape of New Jersey in comparison to the other places she has lived?
(a) Hilly.
(b) Flat.
(c) Craggy.
(d) Mountainous.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Thatcher say his neighbor (Mary Treat) compares Captain Landis in Chapter 10?

2. Who is the janitor that announces someone has been shot in the beginning of Chapter 14?

3. Who was Darcie's twin sister?

4. Who is giving the lecture that Thatcher attends in the beginning of Chapter 10?

5. Who is the dressmaker for Aurelia and Rose?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Thatcher's future plans in Chapter 18?

2. Where has Tig decided to move in Chapter 15? Why?

3. Why is Rose opposed to Thatcher testifying in court in Chapter 16?

4. What are Mary's future plans in Chapter 18?

5. Who has been shot in Chapter 14? Who is the shooter? Where did the crime occur?

6. What are the principles Thatcher presents in his opening for the debate in Chapter 12?

7. What do Tig and Zeke argue about in Chapter 11?

8. How have the living/sleeping arrangements in Willa's house changed in Chapter 11? Why?

9. Where do Willa and Iano go to hike in Chapter 13? Why?

10. What are Willa's future plans at the end of her narrative in Chapter 17?

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