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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. What did Granny say to Grandpa when she woke up for a time while she was sick?
(a) Water the plants.
(b) Clean your dishes.
(c) Say your prayers.
(d) You need a haircut.

2. What does Will think Granny would have hated about her death?
(a) It was so plain.
(b) It was so quick.
(c) It took so long.
(d) It was so painful.

3. How long was Grandpa Blakeslee supposed to be in mourning?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 18 months.

4. What does Grandpa offer to do for Love after talking with the fancy visitor?
(a) Fight the man.
(b) Get an annulment.
(c) Ignore what just happened.
(d) Let her go with the man.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grandpa say made everything good about him?

2. What does Will hear when he gets to his grandpa's house after his marriage?

3. What does Love say she missed out on in life?

4. Who does Grandpa ask to go through his late wife's things?

5. What kind of weather do the boys encounter on their camping trip?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Will sure that Grandpa didn't care about Love before his wife died?

2. What do the boys eat while they are camping, and why?

3. Why has Lightfoot come to live in Cold Sassy?

4. What did Loma do when her father wouldn't allow her to become an actress?

5. What is the most shocking part about Grandpa Blakeslee's remarriage in Will's mind?

6. How does Will feel about his Grandfather's engagement, and why does he feel this way?

7. How does Will feel just after the train passes over him on the trestle?

8. What two things did Will see Grandpa do while his grandmother was sick that he had never seen him do before?

9. What does Will ask Grandpa after he hears about the train, and what is Grandpa's response to this?

10. What does Grandpa say to Love after the fancy visitor leaves, and what is her response to this?

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