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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What instrument does Grandfather play?
(a) The fiddle.
(b) The flute.
(c) The harmonica.
(d) The piano.

2. Why does little Willy not use his college money to help get the plow in?
(a) Because Grandfather signals "No!"
(b) Because he finds another stack of money buried in the garden.
(c) Because he uses his college money to buy food.
(d) Because he wants to keep it in the bank so it can earn interest.

3. What does little Willy have to tell Searchlight when they get near their farmhouse?
(a) "Go faster!"
(b) "No, girl. Not yet."
(c) "Slow down so I can see better."
(d) "Stop for just a second and get your breath."

4. What does Clifford Snyder's voice sound like?
(a) The screech of a hawk.
(b) The twang of a ricocheting bullet.
(c) The rush of a waterfall.
(d) The whisper of the wind.

5. What does Mr. Foster think Willy ought to do to solve the tax problem?
(a) Double his potato crop.
(b) Rent out his land to other farmers.
(c) Sell the farm.
(d) Take out a bank loan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the crowd do when they see the first dogsled teams come into view?

2. How does the crowd react after Searchlight dies?

3. Why does Willy take the time and effort to ask Mayor Smiley this special question?

4. What does Clifford Snyder say they are going to do to Grandfather's farm?

5. According to Grandfather, what is the crop going to be like?

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