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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. Valentine's Day is coming. Around this time, Mary Alice has been secretly doing what?
(a) Courting Augie.
(b) Making presents for Grandma.
(c) Writing a brief column in the local newspaper.
(d) Planning a trip to visit her family.

2. After Maxine is gone, Grandma explains that she kept a _________ in the rafters of the attic in order to keep the birds away.
(a) Trap.
(b) Cat.
(c) Snake.
(d) Ferret.

3. It turns out Grandma had been setting _______ traps earlier that day.
(a) Bear.
(b) Fox.
(c) Muskrat.
(d) Beaver.

4. The next day, Grandma negotiates a good deal for the hides with whom?
(a) The Burdick family.
(b) The local fur broker.
(c) Augie Fluke.
(d) A neighbor.

5. Things are just about to go great when what happens?
(a) An ear-rending scream from the attic fills the air.
(b) Arnold Green comes down from the attic.
(c) A tornado hits.
(d) Royce says he must go home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mary Alice has managed to shed the "____________" reputation.

2. Mrs. Weidenbach has come to Grandma because of what?

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

4. In a final Christmas surprise, Grandma did what?

5. Grandma also has a vial of ________ to attract the animals.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mary Alice finally take a chance and ask Royce over to visit? How does Grandma feel about this? Why?

2. Why might the townspeople act this way toward this strange man?

3. What is learned about Mrs. Weidenbach? How is this significant?

4. How do the townspeople treat Arnold after this shocking event? Why?

5. Who is the strange man who comes calling? Why?

6. What does Grandma do to pay the bills and survive during the Great Depression? How is this foreshadowed?

7. How do the girls react when a new boy enrolls in school? How does Mary Alice act? Why might she act this way?

8. What is Grandma's final surprise for Mary Alice? What does this reinforce about Grandma?

9. How has Mary Alice's relationship with the other girls changed? In what ways has it stayed the same?

10. What does Bootsie bring back to Mary Alice? Why might he do this?

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