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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What disease does the doctor say Mrs. Larkin has?
(a) Diabetes.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Epilepsy.
(d) Pneumonia.

2. What book does Janey select from the traveling library?
(a) Tom Sawyer.
(b) Robinson Crusoe.
(c) King Arthur.
(d) The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

3. The man who picks the most cotton in the contest will win an additional _________________.
(a) $125.
(b) $20.
(c) $500.
(d) $50.

4. Janey thinks the doctor seems ______________.
(a) gentle.
(b) angry.
(c) gruff.
(d) boisterous.

5. Where do many of the workers live?
(a) Tents.
(b) Trailer parks.
(c) Camp houses.
(d) Campers.

6. Why are the Larkins up so early at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) It is Christmas Day.
(b) They are going to the fair.
(c) There is a cotton-picking contest.
(d) They are moving to their next destination.

7. Why does Dad stay home from work in Chapter 8?
(a) To put new tires on the car.
(b) Because he has the flu.
(c) To take care of Mrs. Larkin.
(d) Because it is a holiday.

8. What had Bounce hoped to trade the willow plate back to the Larkins for?
(a) The rent receipts.
(b) Tobacco.
(c) Chickens.
(d) Firewood.

9. Why does Dr. Pierce not take any money from Dad?
(a) Because he gets paid by the hospital.
(b) Because he takes charity cases.
(c) Because the money will be needed for medicine.
(d) Because Mrs. Larkin is not going to recover.

10. What does Mr. Larkin bring home this night?
(a) Groceries.
(b) Wood.
(c) Tires.
(d) Coats.

11. What does the doctor take in form of payment for his services?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Tobacco.
(c) Firewood.
(d) The willow plate.

12. What does Janey hear on her way home?
(a) A duck whistle.
(b) A gunshot.
(c) A train whistle.
(d) Children playing.

13. What does the sign inside the doctor's office say?
(a) Turn off cell phones please.
(b) Patients will be seen in order of their arrival.
(c) No smoking.
(d) Please be seated.

14. What arrives at the school and interrupts class?
(a) The library truck.
(b) The fire truck.
(c) The traveling infirmary.
(d) The milk truck.

15. Where does Janey accompany Mr. and Mrs. Anderson?
(a) To the library.
(b) To the Larkin house.
(c) To the fair.
(d) To the hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. What month is it when Janey's Mom gets very sick?

2. Who brings gifts and fruit to the Larkins' home?

3. Where does Janey wait for the teacher and other students?

4. What does Janey sense as she sits near the river?

5. What does Janey realize Bounce Reyburn is going to do when she sees him?

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