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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. Who does Amos talk to when he leaves his house after hearing that Violet hid his saved money?
(a) Lois Burdoo.
(b) His father's spirit.
(c) The parson.
(d) God.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Amos ask to write on his headstone after his death?

2. What does Violet's daughter like to do in Jaffrey while Amos works during the summer?

3. Where does Amos leave most of his money when he dies?

4. How much money does Amos leave to his church when he dies?

5. What from this book can still be seen in Jaffrey?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Amos most worried about when he moves to Jaffrey, and what gives him comfort in this worry?

2. What does Amos hear on the mountain that he sees as a sign from God?

3. How does Amos help two of the Burdoo boys?

4. What does Ceylinda do while Amos and Violet work during the first summer in Jaffrey?

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

6. Where does Amos plan to find his sister when he gets older?

7. What does Amos do when he hears what the town is planning after refusing to support the Burdoos any longer?

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

9. How does Amos spend 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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