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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Mr. Hall believes Negroes should ___________________.
(a) be returned to Africa.
(b) become American citizens.
(c) pay taxes.
(d) be sent to school.

3. Mr. Hall tells his daughters a story about ___________________.
(a) his childhood.
(b) Jesus.
(c) right and wrong.
(d) a headless woman.

4. Chapter 8 addresses a heated debate between ______________ and the townspeople.
(a) Mr. Holt.
(b) Mrs. Shipman.
(c) Mr. Hall.
(d) Aunt Lucy.

5. What has been taken from the Shipmans' storeroom?
(a) Grain.
(b) Shovel.
(c) Ladder.
(d) Pies.

6. What blocks passage on the roads?
(a) Fallen trees.
(b) Soldiers.
(c) Deep snow.
(d) Indians.

7. What suffers as a result of Catherine's preoccupation with the phantom?
(a) Baking and cooking.
(b) School work.
(c) Outside chores.
(d) Sewing.

8. Who is Aunt Lucy seen kissing one night?
(a) Mr. Hall.
(b) Mr. Shipman.
(c) Mr. Holt.
(d) Mr. Hallowell.

9. To whose home does Mr. Holt move?
(a) The Shipman home.
(b) The Hall home.
(c) The M. home.
(d) The Voiles home.

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

11. Which of the following does Catherine not love?
(a) Friends.
(b) Home.
(c) Prejudice.
(d) Family.

12. What frightens Catherine in the woods one day?
(a) A rustling noise.
(b) A deer.
(c) An apparition.
(d) An owl.

13. In what room was Catherine born?
(a) Stable.
(b) Kitchen.
(c) Bedroom.
(d) Borning room.

14. What accident does Mrs. Nelson have with the cow?
(a) It kicks her in the shins.
(b) It jerks and sends a horn through her cheek.
(c) It stomps on her foot.
(d) It knocks her into the water trough.

15. Which of the following is not a subject taught by Mr. Holt?
(a) Reading.
(b) Cyphering.
(c) Health and hygiene.
(d) Writing.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mr. Holt get away with reading The Liberator to the students?

2. Who takes care of Matty when she falls ill?

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

4. How does Mr. Hall apologize to Catherine?

5. Who teaches Catherine and her sister housekeeping techniques?

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