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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. How does Del feel when her mother comes to school to present a prize for an essay contest?
(a) She is very proud
(b) She is in agony
(c) She retreats into depression
(d) She endures her mother's public persona

2. Which of the following is not something Del notes as different in town and the country?
(a) Houses
(b) People
(c) Landscape
(d) Sunday supper

3. Del spends days fishing with Uncle Benny along the _______________ River.
(a) Ohio
(b) Suwanee
(c) Wawanash
(d) Mississippi

4. Where does Del put Uncle Craig's manuscript?
(a) A cardboard box in the basement
(b) A desk drawer
(c) A cedar chest in the attic
(d) A safety deposit box

5. How many acres does Del's family live on?
(a) 3
(b) 9
(c) 7
(d) 19

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the town where Del's family lives on the outskirts?

2. Which of the following does Del not wish to believe in?

3. What does Del say about her Uncle Benny?

4. Del's mother denounces religion and _______________________________.

5. What type of newspapers does Benny collect?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the circumstances of Del's biting Mary Agnes?

2. What is Del's mother's position on religion?

3. What prompts Del to call Uncle Bill her "fairy godfather?"

4. How does Del's mother manage to have her children live in town during the school year?

5. What is the fate of Uncle Craig's manuscript?

6. What are some of the animals at Uncle Benny's house?

7. What is Owen's idea to help save Major?

8. What does Del learn about Uncle Bill shortly after he leaves?

9. What is Del's experience with prayer related to her sewing lessons?

10. What is Del's favorite of Benny's possessions?

(see the answer keys)

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