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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the first potential buyer to look at Howard's farm?
(a) Mrs. Edward Reiman.
(b) Mrs. Phil Goranson.
(c) Mrs. Arnold Reesman.
(d) Mr. Paul Shannon.

2. Why does Howard collect rocks from the fields?
(a) To make gravel.
(b) To build walls.
(c) To clear the fields for plowing.
(d) To reinforce a ditch.

3. What does Theresa tell Alice that she has done to save her own marriage?
(a) Works with Dan.
(b) Tubal ligation reversal.
(c) Planned a vacation.
(d) Went to therapy.

4. With what natural disaster is Howard dealing during this time?
(a) Drought.
(b) Tornado.
(c) Rainy season.
(d) Snowstorms.

5. Which of the following is NOT a topic Howard puts in his letter to Alice?
(a) They are blackballed by babysitters.
(b) Emma cannot start kindergarten.
(c) He is in love with Theresa.
(d) He wants to sell the farm.

6. What animal does Howard slaughter in Chapter 11?
(a) Pig.
(b) Lamb.
(c) Horse.
(d) Cow.

7. What does Alice note about a bride she sees on the street?
(a) She is radiant.
(b) She has missing teeth.
(c) She is very tall.
(d) She looks sad.

8. What does Alice paint on the living room walls?
(a) Stop signs.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Circles.
(d) Words.

9. Where does Howard begin to have his lunches?
(a) McDonald's.
(b) A diner.
(c) The fields.
(d) Theresa's house.

10. Who will eventually be a major witness for the defense?
(a) Susannah.
(b) Howard.
(c) Theresa.
(d) Miss Bowman.

11. What is the name of Howard's dairy museum?
(a) The State Dairy Museum.
(b) Wisconsin Dairy Museum.
(c) The Moo-seum.
(d) The Dairy Shrine Museum.

12. Who is Alice's cell mate?
(a) Debbie Clark.
(b) Dana Myers.
(c) Dolores Sanchez.
(d) Dee Dee Morton.

13. Howard concentrates on the life cycles of __________________.
(a) Trees.
(b) Thistles.
(c) Goats.
(d) Bees.

14. What does Alice do between meals in jail?
(a) Reads and watches TV.
(b) Makes phone calls and watches TV.
(c) Writes letters and cries.
(d) Reads and sleeps.

15. Howard wants to move as far away as Alaska or ___________________.
(a) Germany.
(b) New Zealand.
(c) Washington.
(d) California.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Emma now reluctant to go?

2. What does Alice hear a lot while in jail?

3. Who is one of the few adults, other than Theresa, who has spoken to Howard this summer?

4. Who is Theresa's remaining daughter?

5. Where do Howard, Alice and the girls stop on the way home from jail?

(see the answer keys)

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