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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Amos told by the person who greets him when he gets to Jaffrey?
(a) To fend for himself.
(b) To be quiet.
(c) To state his purpose.
(d) To leave.

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

3. What does Violet's daughter have a hard time with when she first moves to Jaffrey?
(a) Her lack of friends.
(b) Her new father.
(c) Her freedom.
(d) Her schooling.

4. Who is buried by Amos in the graveyard?
(a) Lily.
(b) Lydia.
(c) Violet.
(d) Ceylinda.

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

6. Who does Amos bid on at the auction for the indigents?
(a) Tillie.
(b) Brian.
(c) Polly.
(d) Peter.

7. Where does Amos dry the hides he works on?
(a) The temporary shelter.
(b) A barn.
(c) The yard.
(d) His house.

8. What does Amos say is the same as imprisonment?
(a) Atheism.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Ignorance.
(d) Injuries.

9. For what does Amos use his saved money?
(a) Apprenticing two Burdoo boys.
(b) Buying a farm for himself.
(c) Buying clothes for Lois.
(d) Updating his tannery.

10. What fills up Amos's house when it is first built in Jaffrey?
(a) Tools.
(b) The tanning business.
(c) Their furniture.
(d) Violet's paintings.

11. What does Violet's daughter learn about while Amos works during the first summer in Jaffrey?
(a) Her freedom.
(b) Reading.
(c) Manners.
(d) History.

12. Why is Amos allowed to sit only in a certain place when he goes to church in Jaffrey?
(a) He is not a regular attendee.
(b) He smells of the tanning liquid.
(c) He is black.
(d) He is hard of hearing.

13. How much money does Amos leave to his church when he dies?
(a) $150.
(b) $200.
(c) $100.
(d) $50.

14. Where does Amos usually hide his saved money?
(a) The fireplace.
(b) His drawer.
(c) His bed.
(d) The cupboards.

15. What lesson does Amos hope to send by leaving money to the church?
(a) All men are equal in God's eyes.
(b) God deserves all our devotion.
(c) One man can make a difference.
(d) No man is insignificant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Amos realize when a man refuses to pay him his due in the last chapter?

2. Who wins the person on auction when the Burdoos are no longer supported by the city?

3. With whom does Violet's daughter like to do things in Jaffrey while Amos works during the summer?

4. What wakes Amos while he is away from his house after he hears Violet has hidden his saved money?

5. What is Amos charged to use the land when he first gets to Jaffrey?

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