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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 happens when the weather is cold one day and hot the next?
(a) The locusts swarm in.
(b) The kids get bad colds.
(c) The sap stops flowing.
(d) The old people get pneumonia.

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

3. What is the last name of the runaway boy who becomes a Russian Count?
(a) MacKenzie.
(b) Williams.
(c) Madison.
(d) Stillwell.

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

5. What does Mr. Holt attempt to teach the children in addition to the fundamental subjects?
(a) Culinary arts.
(b) Art history.
(c) Moral education.
(d) Sex education.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mr. Hall react when Catherine tells him about the boys on the thin ice?

2. Where does Catherine see the apparition again?

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

4. What does Mr. Hall think is the source of Catherine's distraction?

5. What does Mr. Holt give Catherine permission to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Uncle Jack and Mr. Hall are both against slavery but have different views on how to address it. What are their conflicting views on a solution?

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

4. How does the author use the metaphor of a growing infant to indicate the change in seasons?

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

6. How is Mr. Holt able to sidestep the rules and still teach his moral teachings?

7. What mystery takes place regarding Catherine's writing book?

8. What does the quilt left for the phantom symbolize?

9. What two instances of flashback are used in Chapter 8?

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

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