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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dr. MacNeill needs Christy's help with surgery on whom?
(a) Creed Allen.
(b) Little Burl.
(c) Miss Alice.
(d) Fairlight.

2. Fairlight's death is coming the moment what happens?
(a) The sun rises.
(b) The sun sets.
(c) The moon rises.
(d) The shadow of the mountain comes over the house.

3. Opal explains that who had an unhappy history?
(a) Bird's-Eye.
(b) David.
(c) Opal.
(d) Tom.

4. Just as soon as the doctor leaves, word arrives that Ruby Mae is very ill and someone from where must go?
(a) Low Gap.
(b) Upper Gap.
(c) The Spencer home.
(d) Mission House.

5. They all decide that Tom's best chance of survival is to get to what before dawn?
(a) El Pano.
(b) The church.
(c) The Mission House.
(d) Knoxville.

6. Fairlight writes poetry for whom?
(a) David.
(b) Jeb.
(c) Opal.
(d) Christy.

7. David speaks his mind and tells his congregation that white lightning is being brewed and trafficked by night, using schoolboys as what?
(a) Distractions.
(b) Go-Betweens.
(c) Runners.
(d) Stillers.

8. Christy and Will set to work peeling and slicing what to heat for poultices?
(a) Onions.
(b) Garlic.
(c) Carrots.
(d) Potatoes.

9. Miss Alice chooses the story of what to help the mountain people to see that Jesus cares?
(a) Moses.
(b) Noah.
(c) Lazarus.
(d) Cain and Abel.

10. How many McHone children does Christy walk to school?
(a) Six.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Nine.

11. Bob Allen's older brother is whom?
(a) Albus.
(b) Alfred.
(c) Ault.
(d) Andrew.

12. Who once dated Mr. Taylor?
(a) Miss Alice.
(b) Opal.
(c) Ida.
(d) Christy.

13. Why does the school stay open during the epidemic?
(a) The school is cleaner than the homes.
(b) The school is a good place to meet and compare health.
(c) The school children are afraid to go home.
(d) The school children are quarantined there when the epidemic starts.

14. Christy and David wait for how many days before Dr. MacNeill is able to find time to meet with them?
(a) Seven.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

15. They hang curtains made of what?
(a) Tablecloths.
(b) Flour sacks.
(c) Bed sheets.
(d) Old clothes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Fairlight and Christy try to use honey as a substitute for what?

2. What horrible thing happens to Tom McHone?

3. Dr. MacNeill returns and wants to send Christy where to keep her away from the epidemic?

4. Christy is still confused and seeks the advice of whom to help her figure out her philosophy of life?

5. Tom McHone has a financial crisis in that his wife, Opal, has pernicious what?

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