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
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 120 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Catherine long to do as Chapter 2 ends?
(a) Host a gathering.
(b) Learn to ski.
(c) Get married.
(d) Go to college.

2. What does Cassie want to do about the runaway slave?
(a) Shoot him.
(b) Let him sleep in the barn.
(c) Give him some clothes.
(d) Turn him in.

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

4. What is the name of Catherine's infant brother who died?
(a) Matthew.
(b) John.
(c) Nathaniel.
(d) Gabriel.

5. What does Lucy bring with her in trunks?
(a) Herbs.
(b) Books.
(c) Garments and sewing accessories.
(d) Pots and pans.

6. What has Asa seen that leads him to believe he has information about the apparition?
(a) An abandoned shack.
(b) A hat.
(c) Markings on trees.
(d) Very large boot prints.

7. What type of animals are used to clear the road?
(a) Horses.
(b) Mules.
(c) Cows.
(d) Oxen.

8. On what day do Catherine and Matty play a trick on their father?
(a) April Fool's Day.
(b) Easter Day.
(c) The last day of school.
(d) Christmas Day.

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

10. In what format is the story written?
(a) Play.
(b) Essay.
(c) Journal.
(d) Documentary.

11. What is Catherine's last name?
(a) Hall.
(b) Hallowell.
(c) Harmon.
(d) Hanson.

12. How does Mr. Holt get away with reading The Liberator to the students?
(a) He gets permission from the minister.
(b) He gets permission from their parents.
(c) He disguises it as current events lessons.
(d) He does it after class hours.

13. For what upcoming holiday does Mrs. Shipman help Catherine and Mary Martha prepare?
(a) Thanksgiving.
(b) Fourth of July.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Easter.

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

15. Why are Catherine and Cassie out of school?
(a) A weekend.
(b) A snowstorm.
(c) A holiday.
(d) A parent teacher conference day.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Aunt Lucy visit Mr. Hall?

2. What does Mrs. Shipman send to Mrs. Nelson?

3. How do Cassie and Asa respond to Catherine's sighting of an apparition?

4. Chapter 8 addresses a heated debate between ______________ and the townspeople.

5. What do the men have to keep constant in the camp while tapping the trees?

(see the answer keys)

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