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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. What does Amos say he is proud of Violet for when he comes back to his house?
(a) Looking to the future.
(b) Using her freedom.
(c) Apologizing.
(d) Expressing herself.

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

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

4. With whom does Violet's daughter like to do things in Jaffrey while Amos works during the summer?
(a) The local children.
(b) Amos.
(c) The animals.
(d) Violet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What work does Violet do from home?

2. 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?

3. Where does Amos usually hide his saved money?

4. Why is Amos so interested in helping Lois?

5. What does the person Amos bid on do in the middle of house projects?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lois Burdoo say to Amos in church one day that deeply touches him?

2. What does Amos leave to Violet in his will?

3. What does Violet say to Amos to validate her actions with the money?

4. Where does Amos find land to use when he first gets to Jaffrey?

5. What is Amos's house in Jaffrey filled with during the first summer, and why?

6. What do Violet and Ceylinda do after Polly's death?

7. How does Amos spend his first summer in Jaffrey?

8. What does Amos have done with the money he has saved up when he dies?

9. What does Amos spend his weekdays doing during his first summer in Jaffrey?

10. What does Violet do when she sees what Amos plans to do for Lois Burdoo?

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