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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part I: Chapter 1, what does Scranton Roy learn from the baby's nursing?
(a) The importance of having faith and trust in the act itself.
(b) The power of a child's innocence and purity.
(c) The significance of motherly love and nurturing.
(d) The need for human connection and intimacy.

2. In Part II: Chapter 11, where does Rozin put the old blue kettle?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) In the backyard.
(c) In the living room.
(d) In the garage.

3. In Part I: Chapter 1, what task is Matilda Roy assigned in caring for the guinea fowl?
(a) Feeding and watering the birds.
(b) Building nests for the hens.
(c) Hunting down and following the hens to their hidden nests.
(d) Collecting the eggs and cleaning the coop.

4. In Part II: Chapter 12, what is Noodin's reaction to having to see a doctor?
(a) Furious.
(b) Excited.
(c) Curious.
(d) Relieved.

5. In Part I: Chapter 3, why does Augustus feel the need to marry Zosie?
(a) To please his father.
(b) To make Mary jealous.
(c) To make her father jealous.
(d) To have legal recognition in the eyes of the law.

6. In Part I: Chapter 1, how do Miss Peace McKnight and the young girl become friends?
(a) The girl starts attending Miss McKnight's class and shows a keen interest in learning.
(b) Miss McKnight notices the girl's intelligence and invites her to join the class.
(c) The young girl offers to help Miss McKnight with her teaching duties.
(d) Miss McKnight sees the girl standing at the back of the classroom and feels an instant connection.

7. In Part II: Chapter 6, what item does Klaus sell under his striped awning in Elmo?
(a) Carved turtles.
(b) Beaded belt buckles.
(c) Huckleberry muffins.
(d) Indian tacos.

8. In Part I: Chapter 4, how does Peace cope with her mourning?
(a) She retreats into solitude and silence.
(b) She cuts most of her hair off and slashes her arms.
(c) She immerses herself in her work.
(d) She seeks revenge on her brothers' enemies.

9. In Part II: Chapter 9, who comes to take care of the girls while Rozin and Richard are away?
(a) Their teacher.
(b) Their aunt.
(c) Their neighbor.
(d) Their grandmother.

10. In Part II: Chapter 11, where do Richard and Klaus go when the repo men come for the yellow pickup truck?
(a) The supermarket.
(b) The courthouse.
(c) The school bus stop.
(d) The Mississippi River.

11. In Part II: Chapter 8, why do the big guys in suits follow Klaus and Sweetheart in Maui?
(a) To kill them.
(b) To offer them a job.
(c) To protect them.
(d) To arrest them.

12. In Part II: Chapter 8, why does Klaus give a neutral explanation when asked about his friendship with Whiteheart Beads?
(a) He does not want to reveal the true reason.
(b) He wants to maintain a friendly surface.
(c) He is afraid of forgetting the reason.
(d) He fears the story will be taken away from him.

13. In Part I: Chapter 2, what does Scranton Roy carve into his arm?
(a) A long word.
(b) The letters of the alphabet.
(c) The names of his children.
(d) Greek symbols.

14. In Part II: Chapter 7, what is the Ojibwe word for Saturday?
(a) Nitam-anokii-giizhigad.
(b) Giziibiigisaginigegiizhigad.
(c) Niizho-giizhigad.
(d) Anama’e-giizhigad.

15. In Part II: Chapter 9, what do the grandmothers observe Sweetheart Calico doing in the yard?
(a) Dancing with the girls.
(b) Eating paint chips.
(c) Running around naked.
(d) Playing with a deer.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part II: Chapter 5, what does the dog use as his weapon to save himself from being boiled in the sacred soup?

2. In Part I: Chapter 3, what does Augustus realize about Zosie and Mary that makes them different from each other?

3. In Part I: Chapter 2, what does Augustus build for himself and the twins?

4. In Part II: Chapter 10, where do the twins ask their mother to take them?

5. In Part I: Chapter 3, what does the Indian agent, Hiram Talp, use as a pretext to collect the children from the reservation?

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