View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Matt angry with Luke the next day?
(a) Luke eats his lunch.
(b) Luke kisses a girl.
(c) Luke wears his best shirt.
(d) Luke misses work.

2. Where did Katie grow up?
(a) Hamilton.
(b) Trenton.
(c) Crow Lake.
(d) Geneva.

3. Why did Calvin Pye live with his father for so long?
(a) So he could earn money for college.
(b) So he could inherit the farm.
(c) So he could take care of his father.
(d) Because he was afraid of going out into the world.

4. What do the neighbors continue to bring to the Morrison children?
(a) Dishes.
(b) Books.
(c) Food.
(d) Magazines.

5. Where does Luke get an afternoon job?
(a) The local store.
(b) A gas station.
(c) A delivery service.
(d) A tool and die company.

6. Who is the only person who noticed marks on Laurie Pye's back during the fight with the bully?
(a) Katie.
(b) Miss Carrington.
(c) Melanie.
(d) Matt.

7. Where had Luke gone without the knowledge of the other family members?
(a) The office of the family attorney.
(b) The college registration office.
(c) Church.
(d) The movie theater.

8. In the prologue, Katie states that her Grandmother Morrison had a ______________ fixed to her spinning wheel.
(a) radio.
(b) dinner tray.
(c) book rest.
(d) cradle.

9. Why does Luke want to work in the late afternoons?
(a) So he can get the farm work done.
(b) So he can still go to school?
(c) So he can see Addie more often.
(d) So he can be home with the girls during the day.

10. Who is Matt's son?
(a) Gerald.
(b) Brian.
(c) Simon.
(d) Eric.

11. In Crow Lake the Pye men are known for being _________________.
(a) abusive.
(b) generous.
(c) frugal.
(d) pious.

12. Katie recalls a day in _______________ when she was a girl.
(a) October.
(b) June.
(c) January.
(d) August.

13. What did Art and his son never do for nearly twelve years?
(a) Talk to each other.
(b) Take long walks.
(c) Go to church.
(d) Go fishing.

14. What is Luke's perception of the neighbors' generosity?
(a) He is embarrassed.
(b) He hates it.
(c) He is greedy.
(d) He is grateful for it.

15. As a child, Katie often wrote letters to __________________.
(a) Aunt Annie.
(b) Grandmother Morrison.
(c) Miss Carrington.
(d) Laurie Pye.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the local school teacher who comes by to talk to Aunt Annie?

2. One of ___________________ sons ran away out of fear of his father's punishment.

3. On whose farm do the Morrison boys work?

4. How does Matt view the charity given to the Morrison children?

5. Why are the Morrison children to be separated?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 451 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample