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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The pies turn the party from _______________.
(a) Fun to pathetic.
(b) Large to small.
(c) Pathetic to fun.
(d) Games to food.

2. Who is the son of the principal?
(a) Matthew Thomas.
(b) Darrel Smiley.
(c) Augie Fluke.
(d) Carl Aberdeen.

3. Mary Alice figures Mildred will do what to her at school tomorrow?
(a) Ignore her.
(b) Beat her up.
(c) Befriend her.
(d) Tease her.

4. She has them take off their shoes, and then she gives the girls buttermilk and __________.
(a) Biscuits.
(b) Corn bread.
(c) Fried chicken.
(d) Pie.

5. What is wrong with the principal's son?
(a) He has a bald, irritated head and a bandaged nose.
(b) He is wearing glasses.
(c) He is coughing.
(d) He is on crutches.

6. What does Grandma do with the sliced food?
(a) She makes apple pies for the school Halloween party.
(b) She makes corn pudding for the school Halloween party.
(c) She makes almond cookies for the school Halloween party.
(d) Make pumpkin pies for the school Halloween party.

7. Mary Alice has a Halloween party at school, and Grandma decides to do what?
(a) Make her a costume.
(b) Buy her treats to share.
(c) GIve her apples for bobbing.
(d) Bake pumpkin and pecan pies for it.

8. Why is it important that the school is many miles from Mildred's house?
(a) It is too far for her to get to without a horse or shoes.
(b) She will be late to school the next day.
(c) It is too far for Mildred to go to complain about Grandma's behavior.
(d) She will not be able to follow Mary Alice home from school the next day.

9. What is humorous about the answer to number 59?
(a) The cookies are made from her own almonds.
(b) The pudding is made from her own corn.
(c) The pie is made from her own apples.
(d) The pie is made from her own pumpkins.

10. Every year the _____________________ hosts a sharpshooting contest at the Abernathy farm.
(a) National Rifle Association.
(b) Military Post.
(c) Boy Scouts.
(d) American Legion.

11. The _____________ family are notoriously bad people.
(a) Gage.
(b) Burdick.
(c) Fluke.
(d) Butler.

12. What is burgoo stew?
(a) A stew made from scraps of whatever vegetables and trimmings happen to be available.
(b) A stew made from burgoo.
(c) A deer stew.
(d) A beef stew.

13. What does Grandma think of this holiday?
(a) It is her favorite.
(b) She does not think about this holiday.
(c) It is her least favorite.
(d) She hates it.

14. Grandma says Mrs. Abernathy receives money from whom for her son, but it is not enough?
(a) Her husband's pension.
(b) The government.
(c) The town.
(d) Her parents.

15. Grandma, acting quite polite, does what?
(a) Tells Mildred to go home.
(b) Talks to Mildred out on the porch.
(c) Gives Mildred the dollar.
(d) Invites the girls inside.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the narrator?

2. What has caused Mrs. Abernathy's son's illness?

3. This farmer told Grandma she could have any ___________ that fell from his tree, but hardly any are on the ground.

4. At _____________ o' clock, everyone stops to observe a minute of silence for Armistice Day.

5. Grandma intimidates ________________ into paying more for the stew.

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