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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Amos wear every Sunday in Jaffrey?
(a) His casual soft clothes.
(b) His wedding clothes.
(c) His work clothes.
(d) His finest clothes.

2. What does the person Amos bid on do in the middle of house projects?
(a) Walk away.
(b) Fall asleep.
(c) Stare into space.
(d) Faint.

3. What does Amos take with him when he leaves the house after hearing Violet hid his money?
(a) The Bible.
(b) A notebook.
(c) Some jerky.
(d) Bread and water.

4. How old is Amos when Violet hides his money?
(a) 60.
(b) 80.
(c) 90.
(d) 70.

5. What does Amos see in the thing that wakes him while he is away from his house after he hears Violet has hidden his saved money?
(a) His future.
(b) An omen of danger.
(c) A sign from God.
(d) Violet's logic.

6. What does Violet do while Amos is gone?
(a) Sends word to Lois Burdoo.
(b) Sends a search party out for Amos.
(c) Packs her things.
(d) Puts the kettle of money back.

7. How does Amos feel when Violet say she has hidden the saved money?
(a) Angry.
(b) Surprised.
(c) Grateful.
(d) Confused.

8. What wakes Amos while he is away from his house after he hears Violet has hidden his saved money?
(a) An inner voice.
(b) A bright light.
(c) A loud noise.
(d) A leaf hitting his face.

9. Who is put up on auction when the Burdoos are no longer supported by the city?
(a) Lois's slaves.
(b) Two of the Burdoo children.
(c) Mr. Burdoo.
(d) Lois.

10. Where do some of Amos's church friends come from on some Sundays?
(a) Dubloom.
(b) Dublin.
(c) Darwin.
(d) Dewey.

11. What does Amos do every Sunday in Jaffrey?
(a) Read from his Bible.
(b) Rest.
(c) Go for a nature walk.
(d) Attend church.

12. What does Violet think of Lois Burdoo?
(a) She has a lot of bad luck.
(b) She is ignorant.
(c) She is lazy.
(d) She is dirty.

13. Which of the following people does NOT help Amos unload his things when he gets to Jaffrey?
(a) The mayor.
(b) Some neighbors.
(c) The parson.
(d) The cobbler.

14. Where does Violet bury Amos's money?
(a) In her bed.
(b) In a cave.
(c) In the woods.
(d) In the fireplace.

15. How much does Amos bid on the person at the indigent auction?
(a) Five dollars and sixty-two cents.
(b) One pound sixteen.
(c) Ten pounds.
(d) Three dollars.

Short Answer Questions

1. What occupation does Amos intend to pursue in Jaffrey?

2. Who does Violet say Amos should help with his saved money?

3. Where does Amos go after hearing that Violet has hidden his saved money?

4. For what does Amos thank God when Lois's daughter dies?

5. What does the parson say Jaffrey needs when Amos moves in?

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