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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of shot does Lishie tell Cowney his father fired before he died?
(a) A Hail Mary shot.
(b) A blind shot.
(c) A blank shot.
(d) An accidental shot.

2. Who is Essie's supervisor at the inn?
(a) Mrs. Potts.
(b) Mr. Rendry.
(c) Mr. Smith.
(d) Mrs. Parks.

3. What does Lee give Cowney in Chapter Twelve?
(a) Food.
(b) Money.
(c) A camera.
(d) A car.

4. Where does Cowney grow up?
(a) Asheville, North Carolina.
(b) Cherokee, North Carolina.
(c) Seattle, Washington.
(d) Washington, Oregon.

5. Who is Cowney's supervisor at the inn?
(a) Sol.
(b) Rob.
(c) Grant.
(d) Lee.

6. What does Bud do during the wildfires that disgusts Cowney?
(a) Watches television.
(b) Hunts.
(c) Cooks.
(d) Steals.

7. In Chapter Twelve, what does Essie suggest she and Cowney do together?
(a) Go dancing.
(b) Go swimming.
(c) Go canoeing.
(d) Go skiing.

8. Who does Cowney sit with at dinner on his first night at the inn?
(a) Lee.
(b) Essie.
(c) Andrea.
(d) Peter.

9. What does Sol make a point of doing to Cowney at lunch?
(a) Making him take his plate to the kitchen.
(b) Punching him in the face.
(c) Spilling coffee on him.
(d) Kicking him hard.

10. What is Cowney's first impression of the room he and Essie meet in at the inn?
(a) It is pretty.
(b) It is comfortable.
(c) It is eerie.
(d) It is terrifying.

11. What does Essie's father do for a living?
(a) He is a salesperson.
(b) He is a farmer.
(c) He is a carpenter.
(d) He is a mayor.

12. What threatens Cowney's community in Chapter Eleven?
(a) A hurricane.
(b) A volcano.
(c) Wildfires.
(d) Floods.

13. Who is supposed to pick Bud up from where Cowney drops him off in Chapter Eleven?
(a) Lee.
(b) Lishie.
(c) Joe.
(d) Tsa Tsi.

14. Who is Cowney's uncle whom he sometimes works for?
(a) Nate.
(b) Jon.
(c) Lee.
(d) Bud.

15. Why does Cowney feel disconnected from world events at the inn?
(a) There are no radios or newspapers there.
(b) The soldiers forbid televisions there.
(c) The only newspaper delivered there is propaganda.
(d) People do not talk about the news much there.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of reference does Essie make when Cowney tells her about the bone?

2. Which river does Cowney live near?

3. What does Tom Belt write about in the section of his writing Clapsaddle includes at the beginning of Chapter 1?

4. What does Lishie tell Cowney about his father's attitude when he shipped off to war?

5. Who is the first worker Lee introduces Cowney to?

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