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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 Hutch Maddon make Shay uncomfortable in Part 1 Chapter 18?
(a) With his familiar tone of voice.
(b) With his crude jokes.
(c) With his inappropriate laughter.
(d) With his intense stares.

2. What does Shay accept in Part 1 Chapter 20?
(a) Hand-me-downs from May Bell.
(b) An invite to a black tie affair.
(c) Hutch's marriage proposal.
(d) The fact that she will not be returning to her old life.

3. Why do the Maddons take a train in Part 1 Chapter 15?
(a) It is the cheapest mode of transportation.
(b) They do not own a carriage.
(c) It is the fastest way to go.
(d) They hope Hutch's leg will heal on the way.

4. Where are most of the men when the Main Street is destroyed?
(a) In the tavern having drinks.
(b) Farming in the fields.
(c) At court in Boulder.
(d) Rebuilding a barn in the country.

5. What is Brandy's last name?
(a) McCraw.
(b) McClive.
(c) McCabe.
(d) McCrab.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Shay inadvertently reveal to Thora K in Part 1 Chapter 17?

2. Who is assassinated in Part 1 Chapter 19?

3. What caused the death of most of Thora K's children and husband?

4. Where does the family go on Sunday in Part 1 Chapter 11?

5. What does Shay wonder about in Part 1 Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the news of Brandy's body's pregnancy received?

2. What does Thora share of Corbin's family background in Part I Chapter 12?

3. What information does Dr.Seaton give in Part I Chapter 8 and 9?

4. What does Shay realize in Part I Chapter 16?

5. What happens when Shay briefly inhabits her own body in Part I Chapter 15?

6. Who is Grandma Bran, and how does she react when she sees the mirror in Part I Chapter 1?

7. Where does Hutch take Shay in Part I Chapter 20?

8. Describe Corbin's cabin and Thora, who Shay meets at the cabin.

9. Who are the main characters of the novel, and what is their connection to one another?

10. What does the reader learn of the history of the mirror in Backward?

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