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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lishie tell Cowney about his father's attitude when he shipped off to war?
(a) He was very happy.
(b) He was terrified.
(c) He was angry.
(d) He was sad.

2. In Chapter Eight, how does Cowney feel about the idea of living in Cherokee for the long term?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Trapped.
(c) Suspicious.
(d) Elated.

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

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

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

6. What does Tom Belt write about in the section of his writing Clapsaddle includes at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Ceremony.
(b) Faith.
(c) Death.
(d) Loyalty.

7. What derogatory term does Sol use for Cowney when he finds out Cowney is an Indian?
(a) Wagon-burner.
(b) Savage.
(c) Red man.
(d) Rake.

8. Where does Cowney leave the camera at the end of Chapter Twelve?
(a) In his bunk.
(b) In Lishie's house.
(c) In room 447.
(d) In Bud's house.

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

10. What does Essie say she is looking for in the mystery room?
(a) Food.
(b) Money.
(c) Clothes.
(d) Anything someone does not want her to see.

11. Who mostly raises Cowney?
(a) Nan.
(b) Lishie.
(c) Mohaer.
(d) Granny.

12. What war did Bud serve in?
(a) The Revolutionary War.
(b) The Spanish-American War.
(c) WWII.
(d) WWI.

13. What does Cowney find in the Prologue?
(a) An acorn.
(b) A dog.
(c) A jewel.
(d) A bone.

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

15. What game does Essie teach Cowney to play in Chapter Seven?
(a) Spades.
(b) Bridge.
(c) Chess.
(d) Dominoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bud do during the wildfires that disgusts Cowney?

2. In Chapter Twelve, what does Essie suggest she and Cowney do together?

3. Who is Cowney's supervisor at the inn?

4. What part of Cowney's body is affected by his physical challenge?

5. What does Cowney tell Essie everyone tells him about himself?

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