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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 dream.
(c) A meteor shower.
(d) A gunshot.

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

3. With whom does Amos always spend his Sundays in Jaffrey?
(a) Violet and Ceylinda.
(b) His friends in town.
(c) The parson.
(d) The cobbler.

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

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

6. Where does Amos leave most of his money when he dies?
(a) The church.
(b) The school.
(c) The court.
(d) Violet.

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

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

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

10. How does Ceylinda feel about her school in Jaffrey?
(a) She is bored by it.
(b) She likes it.
(c) She hates it.
(d) She is still afraid and shy of it.

11. Who does Amos hire to help him in his business?
(a) Two of Lois's children.
(b) Three homeless men.
(c) Some slave boys.
(d) The pastor's sons.

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

13. In what season does Amos build his new tannery?
(a) Spring.
(b) Summer.
(c) Winter.
(d) Fall.

14. Who does Amos ask to write on his headstone after his death?
(a) Ceylinda.
(b) Lois.
(c) Violet.
(d) The parson.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of house does Amos build for himself in Jaffrey?

2. How long does Amos stay away from his house when he finds out Violet has hidden his saved money?

3. How long is Lois supported by the town?

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

5. Who is Amos sent to talk to after he is greeted in Jaffrey?

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