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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Codi and Hallie were children, who used to babysit them?
(a) Dosa Althea.
(b) Emelina.
(c) Viola Domingos.
(d) Uda Dell.

2. The orchards are full of what birds?
(a) Peacocks.
(b) Swans.
(c) Geese.
(d) Quail.

3. How long has the narrator been away from the town where she grew up?
(a) Eight years.
(b) Fourteen years.
(c) Twenty-seven years.
(d) Three years.

4. What holiday is approaching in Chapter 1?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Thanksgiving.
(c) All Souls' Day.
(d) New Year's Day.

5. Who is the narrator, starting in Chapter 2?
(a) An omniscient third party.
(b) The sister who did not "go to war."
(c) The sister who did "go to war."
(d) The girls' father.

6. Emelina tells Codi that what person will be attending the fiesta?
(a) Hallie.
(b) Carlo.
(c) Loyd.
(d) Viola.

7. What do Codi and Loyd pass on their last trip to Whiteriver?
(a) A factory and cornfields.
(b) An abandoned mine and alfalfa fields.
(c) A pasture and dairy farm.
(d) A hospital and alfalfa fields.

8. Codi feels that she could not survive what event?
(a) The death of her sister.
(b) Leaving her hometown.
(c) The death of her father.
(d) Losing a child.

9. Where does Emelina's husband work?
(a) At the hospital.
(b) In the mine.
(c) At the lumber mill.
(d) On the railroad.

10. Who is aware of the miscarriage, as far as Codi knows?
(a) Codi and Loyd.
(b) Codi and her father.
(c) Only Codi.
(d) Codi and Hallie.

11. What did Homer do for Codi when she lost her baby?
(a) Sent her to therapy.
(b) Prescribed painkillers for her.
(c) Hospitalized her.
(d) Gave her a prescription for birth control.

12. Why has the Black Mountain mine been poisoning the river with sulfuric acid?
(a) To rid the town of an aquatic pest.
(b) To kill off the orchards and drive out the farmers.
(c) To reroute the river.
(d) To leach the last bit of gold from the mine.

13. Why did Codi leave her career field?
(a) She lost her nerve during a crisis.
(b) She had an argument with her supervisor.
(c) She was getting ready to move.
(d) She wanted to go back to school.

14. Codi's father came to Grace from what state?
(a) Indiana.
(b) New Mexico.
(c) Illinois.
(d) Texas.

15. In his flashback, why is Homer Noline searching for Codi and Hallie?
(a) They are hiding from him.
(b) They have been kidnapped.
(c) They are caught in a storm.
(d) They have run away from home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Codi where her family is really from?

2. Codi discovers a plot with what family name on it?

3. How long was Codi dating her baby's father?

4. According to Chapter 12, what do animals and people dream about?

5. Where did the narrator and her lover meet?

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