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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. Asa tells Catherine that he has information about what?
(a) Lucy's background.
(b) Birthday gifts.
(c) Matty's illness.
(d) The apparition.

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

3. What did Mr. Holt's friend, Mr. Garrison, find?
(a) The American Red Cross.
(b) A newspaper.
(c) A hospital.
(d) A church.

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

5. Who is Mrs. Shipman's sister?
(a) Laney.
(b) Lucy.
(c) Lucia.
(d) Laury.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Catherine not love?

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

3. Catherine believes that _____________ has taken the item from the storeroom?

4. What has been taken from the Shipmans' storeroom?

5. What is the last name of the runaway boy who becomes a Russian Count?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What incident regarding some boys and the thin ice does Catherine tell her father and what is his response?

3. What does Catherine tell about her life as she begins her journal?

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

5. How does the author use a flashback to give a glimpse into the Halls' life before Mrs. Hall died?

6. How is Mrs. Hall remembered at a New Year's celebration?

7. How does sexism surface again in the story--this time regarding math studies?

8. Who arrives for a visit at the Shipman house and how do Catherine and Cassie enjoy this person's visit?

9. Describe the story of the runaway Williams boy becoming a Russian Count.

10. How do Cassie and Asa react to Catherine's spotting of an apparition?

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