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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. Does Abilene tell Shady about the story Miss Sadie told?
(a) Yes, but it doesn't sound familiar to Shady.
(b) Yes, and Shady remembers Jinx and Ned.
(c) No, Abilene doesn't mention the story.
(d) No, Abilene mentions the story but doesn't tell the details.

2. What does Ned win in the shell game?
(a) A silver dollar.
(b) A dime.
(c) A gold medallion.
(d) A half-dollar.

3. How does Abilene hope to avoid going to Miss Sadie's again?
(a) By making herself so valuable to Shady that he won't let her go.
(b) By getting in so much trouble with Shady that he won't let her go.
(c) By pretending to be sick.
(d) By pretending to have too much homework to do.

4. How much liquor does the sheriff demand from Shady by the next day?
(a) Double his usual amount.
(b) Quadruple his usual amount.
(c) One and a half times his usual amount.
(d) Triple his usual amount.

5. What does Abilene think about going to school?
(a) She thinks it's a great idea.
(b) She doesn't care one way or the other.
(c) She's afraid.
(d) She thinks it's a dumb idea.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Miss Sadie injured?

2. What booth does Ned go to?

3. What nationality is the woman who's square for the Victory Quilt is rejected?

4. What task does Miss Sadie give Abilene to do?

5. What does Shady pick up?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Miss Sadie want Abilene to work around her house?

2. Where do Ned and Jinx work on their business?

3. Besides money, what object does Abilene give to Miss Sadie, and why?

4. What do Abilene and her friends find in the woods?

5. Why do Lance Devlin and Ned fight?

6. What makes Abilene think that Sister Redempta has been to see Miss Sadie?

7. What does Ned do for a living?

8. Where does Ned go after leaving the town?

9. What do Jinx and the boy he made the trade with see while they are hiding in the bushes?

10. What does Abilene find in the hiding place she decides to use for her valuables?

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