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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 12, whom does Garnett write a letter to?
(a) Hannie-Mavis.
(b) Jewel.
(c) Deanna.
(d) Nannie.

2. What has Deanna ignored while spending time with Eddie?
(a) Writing in her journal.
(b) Checking for bobcats.
(c) Watching for forest fires.
(d) Taking care of the townspeople.

3. According to Deanna, what do males sing for in the forest?
(a) To warn other males away.
(b) Their mates.
(c) The sheer pleasure of it.
(d) To mark their territory.

4. Where is Deanna sitting at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) On the sofa.
(b) At the creek.
(c) On the porch.
(d) At the kitchen table.

5. What kind of pie does Nannie make Garnett?
(a) Apple.
(b) Pecan.
(c) Lemon.
(d) Berry.

6. Where does Nannie sell her produce?
(a) Her house.
(b) Roadside stand.
(c) Local library lawn.
(d) Amish market.

7. Who befriends Lusa at her husband's wake?
(a) Hannie-Mavis.
(b) Mary Edna.
(c) Jewel.
(d) Lois.

8. In Garnett's interpretation of the Bible, what is the role of animals?
(a) Creatures to be protected.
(b) Religious deities.
(c) Gifts to man.
(d) Pets.

9. What is Lusa doing at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Weeping.
(b) Milking a cow.
(c) Washing dishes.
(d) Staring at the stars.

10. Whom is Lusa not very comfortable around?
(a) Children.
(b) Bar owners.
(c) Pet lovers.
(d) Catholics.

11. In Chapter 10, how many days have passed since Cole's death?
(a) 17.
(b) 29.
(c) 30.
(d) 27.

12. Who asked Deanna how she can "live up here alone"?
(a) Jewel.
(b) Nannie.
(c) Eddie.
(d) Lusa.

13. What color is Little Rickie's hair?
(a) Black.
(b) Brown.
(c) Blonde.
(d) Red.

14. Whom do Eddie & Deanna find in a tree?
(a) Little Rickie Bowling.
(b) Herb Goins.
(c) Sam Hill.
(d) Joel Sexton.

15. What did Garnett, inadvertently, shoplift from the store?
(a) Aspirin.
(b) Oil.
(c) Gum.
(d) Malathion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the sign say that Nannie puts in Garnett's yard?

2. Besides his family, what was the only thing that Lusa's grandfather brought to the United States from Poland?

3. What label has Lusa been given by the community?

4. What color is Deanna's notebook?

5. According to Nannie, what is "the center of everything"?

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