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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 prompts Katie to think about her past in Chapter 2?
(a) She has a nightmare.
(b) It is the anniversary of her parents' deaths.
(c) She receives a birthday party invitation.
(d) It is her mother's birthday.

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

3. What does the person in #63 tell Katie about Jackson Pye?
(a) He wanted to be a minister at one time.
(b) He trained to be a police officer.
(c) He had six daughters.
(d) His sons left one at a time.

4. Where do Aunt Annie and Luke go to a meeting in town?
(a) The lawyer's office.
(b) The mayor's office.
(c) The minister's office.
(d) The school principal's office.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Laurie do when Matt calls out to him?

2. Who does Matt see watching the Morrison house one evening?

3. Which of Jackson Pye's sons remained at home?

4. What request does Miss Carrington have for Aunt Annie?

5. Which of the following is NOT waiting for the Morrison children when they return home from swimming?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What has prompted Katie to think about her childhood again after so many years?

3. What news does Luke deliver in the last dinner the Morrison family has together?

4. What does Katie remember about writing letters to Aunt Annie?

5. What decision has Luke made after another visit to see the family attorney?

6. What does Katie recall about a fight between Laurie Pye and a school bully one day?

7. What does Katie overhear regarding Matt during a conversation between Aunt Annie and Miss Carrington?

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

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

10. Why did Luke fear for his job at the McLean farm at one point?

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