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

2. How does Amos describe his journey to Jaffrey with his family?
(a) Short and easy.
(b) Hectic and enjoyable.
(c) Calm and peaceful.
(d) Long and hard.

3. What occupation does Amos intend to pursue in Jaffrey?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Cobbler.
(c) Farrier.
(d) Tanner.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives Amos some land to use when he first gets to Jaffrey?

2. Who first greets Amos when he gets to Jaffrey?

3. What does Violet tell Amos she would not do when he comes back?

4. What does Amos do every Sunday in Jaffrey?

5. What causes the thing that wakes Amos while he is away from his house after he hears Violet has hidden his saved money?

Short Essay Questions

1. What important papers does Amos always carry with him?

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

3. What does Amos say to calm the worries of the person who greets him and his family when they get to Jaffrey?

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

5. Why does Amos feel he should listen to Violet's advice about not giving his money to Lois?

6. What happens that causes Amos to go home and write his will?

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

8. What happens when Amos gets to his land when he first moves to Jaffrey?

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

10. What does Amos tell Violet when Violet says that Polly had been born free?

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