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

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

3. How do Cassie and Asa respond to Catherine's sighting of an apparition?
(a) They threaten to tell the minister about it.
(b) They are frightened too.
(c) They believe her.
(d) They tease her.

4. Where does Catherine's writing book appear after she loses it?
(a) In the mailbox.
(b) Under a door mat.
(c) Under a stone.
(d) On the doorstep.

5. What does Asa want to do with the runaway slave?
(a) Help him.
(b) Shoot him.
(c) Ignore him.
(d) Turn him in.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Asa not discover missing?

2. What does Mr. Hall not tell Catherine about the day she was born?

3. Why are Catherine and Cassie out of school?

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

5. Which of the following is not a subject taught by Mr. Holt?

Short Essay Questions

1. What changes must Mr. Holt make in order to appease the townspeople related to his moral teachings?

2. What does Catherine see in one of Mr. Holt's newspapers that particularly upsets her?

3. What memories and feelings are stirred up as Matty turns 8?

4. What is Asa's philosophical stance on continuing to take punishment for things he did not do?

5. What is Asa's complaint regarding math studies at school?

6. How does Mr. Holt's style of teaching put him in trouble with the townspeople?

7. What has been stolen from the Shipmans' storeroom and who is accused of the theft?

8. How is Mr. Hall's crafting of a chair an element of foreshadowing for the story?

9. Who becomes ill in the Hall household and who cares for this person?

10. How does a big snowstorm impact Catherine and her family?

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