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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. 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 be home with the girls during the day.
(d) So he can see Addie more often.

2. Matt tries to reassure Katie that he will be on a farm that is only ____________ miles from where she will be living.
(a) 100.
(b) 40.
(c) 65.
(d) 25.

3. What refreshment does Katie prepare for the school teacher's visit?
(a) Tea.
(b) Soda.
(c) Eggnog.
(d) Coffee.

4. Why does Matt take Katie and their younger sister to the ponds?
(a) To swim.
(b) To fish.
(c) To catch fireflies.
(d) To watch the wildlife.

5. What did Daniel do at the beginning of his relationship with Katie?
(a) Introduced her to his family.
(b) Gave her a key to his apartment.
(c) Let her move in with him.
(d) Brought her flowers every day.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Katie recalls a fight between the school bully and __________________.

3. What is Mary Lawson's nationality?

4. In what month does Aunt Annie leave the Morrison children?

5. In what country is Mary Lawson living?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Mary Lawson's nationality, and how does she write about her native country?

2. What are Matt's thoughts regarding the neighbors bringing food and other items to the Morrison kids?

3. Who was Grandmother Morrison and what did she urge her children to do in their lives?

4. In present day, what does Katie wonder about regarding Calvin Pye?

5. How did Mr. and Mrs. Morrison deal with their emotions over Luke's happy news?

6. How does the author use foreshadowing regarding Katie's recollection of one of Jackson Pye's sons?

7. What does Katie recall about a visit Miss Carrington made to the house to talk with Luke one day?

8. Which relative comes to stay with the Morrison children after the deaths of their parents?

9. What does Katie recall about Laurie Pye's fight in school and what does she wish had happened differently?

10. What ugly secret about the Pye family do the people of Crow Lake choose to ignore?

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