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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do most people say Will survived the train?
(a) He was rescued.
(b) Granny protected him.
(c) The train slowed down just in time.
(d) It was not his time.

2. What is the name of Will's aunt?
(a) Lotta.
(b) Lora.
(c) Loma.
(d) Lonna.

3. Why did Grandpa talk for his wife when she was sick?
(a) He wanted her to stay calm.
(b) She was not right in the head.
(c) He wanted to protect her.
(d) She couldn't talk very well.

4. What kind of dangerous animals do the boys see on their camping trip?
(a) Cougars.
(b) Black bears.
(c) Bobcats.
(d) Moose.

5. What kind of weather do the boys encounter on their camping trip?
(a) Snowy.
(b) Rainy.
(c) Sunny.
(d) Foggy.

6. What is Loma's married name?
(a) Williams.
(b) Willis.
(c) Willington.
(d) Walton.

7. What does Love do with the fancy visitor?
(a) She hugs him.
(b) She threatens him.
(c) She kisses him.
(d) She slaps him.

8. To whom does Mary compare her father when she hears he has left to get married?
(a) Loma.
(b) Hollister.
(c) Campbell.
(d) Her mother.

9. What is Will's last name?
(a) Twitt.
(b) Tweedy.
(c) Twitty.
(d) Tweed.

10. What was Granny doing when she saw something strange in her room?
(a) Stirring mineral water.
(b) Painting a picture.
(c) Picking at her covers.
(d) Curling her hair.

11. Who recently passed away when the book begins?
(a) Grandpa.
(b) Uncle Camp.
(c) Granny.
(d) Aunt Lotta.

12. How many live children does Grandpa Blakeslee have?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

13. What is the rumor about why Love did not marry her ex-fiancé?
(a) He joined the Union Army.
(b) He beat her one night, and she left him.
(c) He got her best friend pregnant.
(d) He ran away with her mother.

14. What does Will notice about his grandfather's house a week after Granny's death?
(a) It is immaculate.
(b) It smells wonderful.
(c) It smells of cigarettes.
(d) It is a mess.

15. What is Love's occupation?
(a) Mill worker.
(b) Seamstress.
(c) Housekeeper.
(d) Milliner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grandpa offer to do for Love after talking with the fancy visitor?

2. What did Loma want to become?

3. Where does the girl Will has a crush on live?

4. What does Will call Love before she marries his grandfather?

5. Who helps Will get off the trestle after the train has passed?

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