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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Arriving home, Mary Alice is surprised to see Grandma tramping around in the snow in rubber waders, hauling a basket full of what?
(a) Walnut shells.
(b) Pecans.
(c) Pumpkins.
(d) Corn.

2. The meeting proceeds, and Mrs. Weidenbach takes an opportunity to brag about what?
(a) Her daughter.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her family lineage.
(d) Her wealth.

3. How does Mary Alice feel about meeting Royce?
(a) She is very excited.
(b) She is quite happy.
(c) She is a little scared.
(d) She is terribly nervous.

4. What is "Newsy Notes?"
(a) A column in the paper that gives private information about Mary Alice.
(b) A newspaper column containing bits of gossip or other town-related observations.
(c) A letter Mary Alice has written to the local paper.
(d) An essay Mary Alice has written for school.

5. Does Grandma agree to help Mrs. Weidenbach?
(a) Yes, if Mary Alice may attend as well.
(b) No.
(c) Yes, if she provides all the refreshments.
(d) Yes, if Mrs. Vottsmeier does not attend.

6. Who turns out to be Mrs. Weidenbach's long-lost sistert?
(a) Grandma.
(b) Mrs. Smith.
(c) Mrs. Wilcox.
(d) Mrs. Greene.

7. To everyone's consternation, Maxine Patch bounds down the stairs how?
(a) Quickly and quietly.
(b) Dancing and laughing.
(c) Naked except for a long black snake wrapped around her neck.
(d) Singing at the top of her lungs.

8. At ________ o' clock, a reluctant Mary Alice follows Grandma out into the cold.
(a) Ten.
(b) Four.
(c) Eight.
(d) Two.

9. Mary Alice works up her nerve and writes an invitation to Royce. How does Royce respond?
(a) Ok.
(b) Yes.
(c) No.
(d) Sure.

10. How do the girls react to Royce McNabb, the new boy at school?
(a) They all swoon, including Mary Alice.
(b) They tease him.
(c) They ignore him.
(d) They are cautious around him.

11. Mrs. Weidenbach has come to Grandma because of what?
(a) Mrs. Vottsmeier will not bake any cherry tarts.
(b) She needs a place to host the party.
(c) Mrs. Weidenbach wants to be popular.
(d) Mary Alice has gotten herself into trouble at school.

12. Why does Grandma agree to help Mrs. Weidenbach?
(a) Mary Alice has begged her to agree.
(b) She wants to be a member of the DAR.
(c) The DAR meeting take place at Grandma's own house.
(d) Mrs. Weidenbach is her best friend.

13. The man was sent by the government as part of the ________________ administration's ambitious public works project.
(a) Eisenhower.
(b) Grant.
(c) Hoover.
(d) Roosevelt.

14. By the end of the night, the two have ______________.
(a) Six muskrats.
(b) One bear.
(c) Four foxes.
(d) Two beavers.

15. The annual _______________ program at the school is coming.
(a) Christmas.
(b) Winter.
(c) Halloween.
(d) Easter.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the crowd shocked?

2. Mrs. Weidenbach and the DAR ladies arrive and are ____________ the women's presence.

3. The town seems to come down on whose side, regarding this event?

4. How does Grandma know the child is a Burdick?

5. Grandma had planned the whole gathering for what reason?

(see the answer keys)

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