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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who gives Amos some land to use when he first gets to Jaffrey?
(a) The cobbler.
(b) The parson.
(c) The mayor.
(d) The constable.

3. Who helps Amos build his house on his new farm?
(a) The cobbler.
(b) His neighbor.
(c) The pastor.
(d) Violet.

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

5. Who is Amos sent to talk to after he is greeted in Jaffrey?
(a) The teacher.
(b) The parson.
(c) The cobbler.
(d) The lawyer.

6. Which of the following is NOT a step in Amos's tanning process?
(a) Scraping the hides.
(b) Soaking the hides.
(c) Skinning the animal.
(d) Stirring the hides.

7. Who holds Lois's daughter's hand as she dies?
(a) Ceylinda.
(b) Lois.
(c) Violet.
(d) Amos.

8. With whom does Amos visit after he is shortchanged by a rude man?
(a) The cobbler.
(b) The mayor.
(c) The pastor.
(d) A deacon.

9. What dies Amos say that impresses the person that greets him when he gets to Jaffrey?
(a) He is a tanner.
(b) He already owns land.
(c) He is free.
(d) He has saved up money.

10. What causes the thing that wakes Amos while he is away from his house after he hears Violet has hidden his saved money?
(a) Opposing winds.
(b) A meteor shower.
(c) A gunshot.
(d) A dream.

11. 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.

12. Who wins the person on auction when the Burdoos are no longer supported by the city?
(a) The person with the most available space.
(b) The family in the most need.
(c) The highest bidder.
(d) The lowest bidder.

13. What does Amos say a man needs in order to be free?
(a) Money.
(b) God.
(c) Self-awareness.
(d) Information.

14. What does the city force Lois to do when they refuse to continue supporting her?
(a) Work for her living.
(b) Move away.
(c) Pay her debts.
(d) Put her oldest children on vendue.

15. 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) An omen of danger.
(b) Violet's logic.
(c) His future.
(d) A sign from God.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ceylinda sell the things she makes to make money?

2. Who does Amos talk to when he leaves his house after hearing that Violet hid his saved money?

3. Who does Amos hire to help him in his business?

4. What important papers does Amos keep for his apprentice?

5. Where does Amos plan to look for his sister in his later years?

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