A Gathering of Days Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Joan W. Blos
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 120 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

A Gathering of Days Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What special day does Mr. Hall tell Catherine about?
(a) The day she was born.
(b) The day she was baptized.
(c) Christmas Day.
(d) The day he married her mother.

2. How old is Catherine at the beginning of the story?
(a) 18.
(b) 21.
(c) 13.
(d) 10.

3. Who is Catherine's school teacher?
(a) Mr. Holt.
(b) Mr. Hallowell.
(c) Mr. Shipman.
(d) Mr. Holden.

4. How is the weather in Chapter 5?
(a) Rainy.
(b) Very hot and humid.
(c) Moderate.
(d) Very cold.

5. What is for sale in the Southern newspaper ad Mr. Holt shows?
(a) A team of oxen.
(b) A black girl.
(c) Herbs for medicines.
(d) A plow.

6. Mrs. Hall is remembered as a woman of _______________.
(a) great girth.
(b) rotund appearance.
(c) small stature.
(d) statuesque height.

7. Who makes a surprise visit to the Halls' home?
(a) Mr. Holt.
(b) Mr. Formsby.
(c) Mrs. Shipman.
(d) Lucy.

8. What is Mr. Hall's position on runaway slaves?
(a) They should be given food and sent on their way.
(b) They should be given sanctuary for as long as needed.
(c) They should be turned in.
(d) They should be ignored.

9. What type of feast do the Halls have at their home?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Harvest.
(c) New Year's.
(d) Barn raising.

10. Catherine finds a note that tells her to ________________________.
(a) write a poem.
(b) come to the woods at midnight.
(c) meet someone at the stone.
(d) read a love letter.

11. Where does Catherine see the apparition again?
(a) The schoolyard.
(b) Piper's Woods.
(c) Behind the church.
(d) By the stream.

12. What does Asa feel is unfair at school?
(a) The hours are too long.
(b) They go too long in the summer.
(c) They start too early in the fall.
(d) The way the teacher changes the rules for boys and girls.

13. Mr. Hall and Uncle Jack disagree about what topic?
(a) Politics.
(b) Child rearing.
(c) Runaway slaves.
(d) Farming.

14. Who wipes away Catherine's tears when she cries about the quilt?
(a) Mr. Hall.
(b) Asa.
(c) Mrs. Shipman.
(d) Lucy.

15. Which family was the first and loudest to condemn Mr. Holt?
(a) The Hallowell family.
(b) The M. family.
(c) The Shipman family.
(d) The Hall family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Mr. Hall's plans to marry Sophy?

2. What does Catherine work on while at home?

3. What do Cassie and Catherine eventually decide to do regarding the phantom?

4. The Hall family discusses Mrs. Hall's opinion on _______________________.

5. Who is Mrs. Shipman's sister?

(see the answer keys)

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