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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of tracks does Janina see around the Commandant's car?
(a) Deer prints.
(b) Elk prints.
(c) Sheep prints.
(d) Boot prints.

2. In Chapter 5, what are the hunters shooting?
(a) Turkeys.
(b) Deer.
(c) Elk.
(d) Pheasants.

3. At the end of Chapter 7, who does Janina see wearing a gray dress?
(a) Sister.
(b) Grandmother.
(c) Aunt.
(d) Mother.

4. How does the priest get to Big Foot's home in Chapter 3?
(a) Tractor.
(b) Bus.
(c) Train.
(d) Car.

5. In Chapter 6, what is the first word that Janina and Dizzy argue about translating?
(a) Brain.
(b) Mental.
(c) Mind.
(d) Thought.

6. To whom do the police want Janina to report a dead bull?
(a) Vet.
(b) PETA.
(c) Hunters.
(d) Humane Society.

7. In Chapter 4, what is breeding in the writer woman's house?
(a) Mice.
(b) Martens.
(c) Rats.
(d) Bats.

8. What are Dizzy and Janina working on in Chapter 6?
(a) The Sick Rose.
(b) The Clod and the Pebble.
(c) Holy Thursday.
(d) The Mental Traveller.

9. In Chapter 6, what does Janina try to fix at the writer's house?
(a) Lock.
(b) Gutter.
(c) Shingles.
(d) Shutter.

10. In Chapter 3, what does Oddball bring for the mourners at Big Foot's house?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Brandy.
(d) Tea.

11. In Chapter 3, how long do Janina and the men at Big Foot's house sing?
(a) 45 minutes.
(b) About an hour.
(c) About an hour and a half.
(d) 30 minutes.

12. Who helps Janina get her stove going again in Chapter 6?
(a) Dizzy.
(b) Police.
(c) Oddball.
(d) Hunter.

13. In Chapter 7, how many cats does the police officer tell Janina that his grandmother has?
(a) 7.
(b) 8.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

14. How many houses are there in Luftzug?
(a) 7.
(b) 6.
(c) 8.
(d) 5.

15. What is Big Foot's birthdate?
(a) January 17, 1952.
(b) December 21, 1950.
(c) October 3, 1951.
(d) November 9, 1949.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what do Janina and Oddball use for light when they go to Big Foot's house?

2. In Chapter 6, what does the postman say that he played with the Commandant 20 years ago?

3. What helps the pains in Janina's bones?

4. What type of animal does Janina say in Chapter 7 she found with a bullet in its skull?

5. What color napkins does Oddball use when he serves Janina something to drink in Chapter 2?

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