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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the girls play together on July 3, 1936, what suspect does Ruthanne suggest might be the Rattler?
(a) Mrs. Larkin.
(b) Mr. Devlin.
(c) Mr. Burton.
(d) Mr. Cooper.

2. How does Miss Sadie react, when Abilene tries to find a pot in a locked area?
(a) Angrily.
(b) Sadly.
(c) Helpfully.
(d) Mockingly.

3. How do the girls get into the school to search for Stucky's writing?
(a) Through the kitchen door.
(b) Through a window.
(c) Through a skylight.
(d) Through the front door.

4. What does Abilene gather for Miss Sadie while her friends Lettie and Ruthanne are out of town?
(a) Plants.
(b) Pine cones.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Sticks.

5. What is mixed with the liquor the sheriff takes from Shady?
(a) Apple juice.
(b) Prune juice.
(c) Pineapple juice.
(d) Tomato juice.

6. What does Gideon say about the letters Abilene gives him?
(a) He wants to destroy them so no one can read them.
(b) He wants to read through them once before returning them.
(c) He doesn't want to read them or see them.
(d) He wants to read them and keep them.

7. Whose box does Mr. DeVore put a note in at the post office?
(a) Velma T.
(b) Sheriff Dean.
(c) Miss Sadie.
(d) Sister Redempta.

8. Who organized the secret meeting to talk about the land Mr. Devlin wants to buy?
(a) Hadley.
(b) Jinx.
(c) Miss Sadie.
(d) Mr. Underhill.

9. Who brings the news that Ned has died?
(a) Ned's mother.
(b) The sheriff.
(c) A telegraph operator.
(d) A soldier.

10. How do people respond to the newspaper contest?
(a) Seemingly uncaringly, but with many entries.
(b) Enthusiastically, but with few entries.
(c) Enthusiastically, with many entries.
(d) Uncaringly, with few entries.

11. What does Shady say Jinx did after Ned's death?
(a) He cried for a week.
(b) He locked himself in a shed.
(c) He lost interest in life.
(d) He ran away.

12. What year does the newspaper contest focus on?
(a) 1915.
(b) 1918.
(c) 1916.
(d) 1917.

13. Where is the hidden compartment where Shady hides Jinx?
(a) Behind the bed.
(b) In the floor.
(c) In the stockroom.
(d) In the bar.

14. When Miss Sadie picks up her story of Jinx and Ned on August 11, 1936, what does she begin with?
(a) A dog running down the street.
(b) A horse passing by.
(c) A train arriving.
(d) A thunder storm approaching.

15. Where are Jinx and Shady headed when they run into the sheriff on September 1, 1918?
(a) Widow Cane's property.
(b) Devlin's mines.
(c) Shady's place.
(d) The post office.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the graves of those who died in the tragedy that struck the town after Ned's death?

2. Do the townspeople make enough money from their elixir to buy the land they want?

3. What weapon does Uncle Finn use to threaten Jinx?

4. Who talks to Abilene about the embarrassment of foreign names?

5. Who does Abilene realize is actually the Rattler?

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