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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book does Cowney's grandmother nearly burn when she finds it in the house?
(a) Peyton Place.
(b) Fifty Shades of Grey.
(c) Am American Story.
(d) Ulysses.

2. What does Essie call Cowney as a nickname?
(a) Cowpie.
(b) C.
(c) C-Dog.
(d) Wenney.

3. What kind of winter does Bud say is setting in in Chapter Three?
(a) War winter.
(b) Blackberry winter.
(c) Late winter.
(d) False winter.

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

5. How does Essie refer to the people staying at the inn, so that Cowney corrects her?
(a) As ghosts.
(b) As ingrates.
(c) As criminals.
(d) As prisoners.

6. Who does Lishie tell Cowney was involved in his father's death?
(a) A sleepwalking soldier.
(b) Tsa Tsi.
(c) Lee.
(d) Jon Craig.

7. What does Lishie tell Cowney he should give thanks for in Chapter Three?
(a) His intelligence.
(b) His faith.
(c) Any morsel he could find.
(d) His uncle Bud.

8. Who does the person who looks after the monkey say he has named the monkey after?
(a) A famous actor.
(b) His own father.
(c) A famous president.
(d) A famous writer.

9. Who does Cowney ride to his new job with in Chapter Three?
(a) Hettie Ryan.
(b) Laurel Henrey.
(c) Maisie Freeland.
(d) Essie Stamper.

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

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

12. What does Cowney smuggle back from the inn for Lishie in Chapter Ten?
(a) Cake.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Honey.
(d) Flour.

13. Which river does Cowney live near?
(a) The Ocatoya.
(b) The Wagatauchee.
(c) The Oconaluftee.
(d) The Mississippi.

14. What does Cowney learn that Essie loves to do in Chapter Twelve?
(a) Dance.
(b) Run.
(c) Sing.
(d) Eat.

15. How does Essie know the rank of one of the first soldiers to greet them at the inn?
(a) Her old boyfriend is in the army.
(b) Her father is in the army.
(c) Her older brother is in the army.
(d) Her uncle is in the army.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lee warn Cowney not to leave the grounds of the inn with?

2. What does Sol make a point of doing to Cowney at lunch?

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

4. Where does Cowney read of brutalities occurring in the newspaper in Chapter Three?

5. Who does Cowney tell Essie he has heard rumors about disappearing from the inn?

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