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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 27-30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the farm not producing as well as it once was, according to the narrator in Chapter 7?
(a) The bank foreclosed on half the land.
(b) There aren’t enough hands to work it.
(c) The drought has caused the plants to die.
(d) The flooding has killed the trees.

2. Royal Loomis tells Mattie that he wants to buy her what in Chapter 18?
(a) A train trip.
(b) A house.
(c) A car.
(d) A ring.

3. How does Royal Loomis respond when Mattie tells him about her desires to go to college?
(a) He gives her money for travel.
(b) He urges her to go.
(c) He suggests a different college.
(d) He doesn’t understand.

4. Emmie Hubbard’s eldest son tells Mattie that his mother is upset after hearing word that they have set the date for what in Chapter 18?
(a) His father's funeral.
(b) His mother's wedding.
(c) His sister's wedding.
(d) The auction of her home.

5. When Mattie asks Aunt Josie for financial help for college, Aunt Josie tells Mattie she’s as selfish as whom?
(a) Michael Gokey.
(b) Lawton Gokey.
(c) Louisa Gokey.
(d) Beth Gokey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has happened to Lawton Gokey in the novel?

2. Who is Royal’s ex-girlfriend that Mattie sees him arguing with at the picnic in Chapter 29?

3. What work does Mattie do for Aunt Josie?

4. When she visits Miss Wilcox in Chapter 28, Mattie tells her she’s decided not to do what?

5. What is the name of Miss Wilcox’s estranged husband who appears in Chapter 17?

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