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

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

3. Which of the following people does NOT help Amos unload his things when he gets to Jaffrey?
(a) The cobbler.
(b) Some neighbors.
(c) The parson.
(d) The mayor.

4. 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) No man is insignificant.
(d) One man can make a difference.

5. What does Amos and his family not have much of on their journey to Jaffrey?
(a) Warmth.
(b) Food.
(c) Help.
(d) Bedding.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. With whom does Amos visit after he is shortchanged by a rude man?

3. Who holds Lois's daughter's hand as she dies?

4. Where does Amos usually hide his saved money?

5. Who helps Amos build his house on his new farm?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Amos do when he hears that his wife had hidden his money?

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

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

8. What does the town do after refusing to support the Burdoos any longer?

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

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

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