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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. At the end of Chapter 20, why does Rill run from Mr. Sevier?
(a) He yells at her.
(b) He gets too close to her.
(c) He scares her.
(d) She is afraid that he is like Mr. Riggs.

2. In Chapter 22, who does Rill, Arney, and Fern see when they wake on the boat in the morning?
(a) 2 men.
(b) A family.
(c) 3 white boys.
(d) 3 colored boys.

3. In Chapter 22, what does Arney get hit with for bringing the wrong peck of nails to his dad?
(a) Brick.
(b) Board.
(c) Hammer handle.
(d) Wrench handle.

4. At the end of Chapter 16, who does Rill tell to leave Stevie alone?
(a) Mickey.
(b) Willie.
(c) James.
(d) Danny Boy.

5. In Chapter 17, when does Avery remembering coming to Edisto alone with her father for a science project?
(a) 7th grade.
(b) 6th grade.
(c) 5th grade.
(d) 8th grade.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 17, how many other women are in a photograph with Avery's grandmother on a beach?

2. Where does Trent say that his grandfather had his law office?

3. What is the phase of the moon in Chapter 18?

4. In Chapter 16, when Rill is locked in the basement, how many days go by before Mrs. Pulnik brings food?

5. In Chapter 20, how old is Hootsie?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 15, why does Trent say that his grandfather helped find people?

2. In Chapter 21, what are Avery's sisters and niece and nephews doing when she gets to Drayden Hill?

3. In Chapter 19, why does Leslie track Avery down at May's nursing home?

4. In Chapter 15, why does Abby call Avery and what do they talk about?

5. In Chapter 21, what does Elliott say about Grandma Judy?

6. Why did Rill run after Mr. Sevier talked about getting her piano lessons?

7. In Chapter 17, what photographs does Avery find in Trent's grandfather's research room in the old slave cabin?

8. In Chapter 22, why did Rill think something was wrong with the Arcadia?

9. In Chapter 20, how did Rill describe the Sevier place and the people there?

10. In Chapter 19, what does May tell Trent about his grandfather?

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