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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens in Cowney's dream about Lishie in Chapter Sixteen?
(a) Lishie asks him to marry Essie.
(b) Lishie asks him to bury her.
(c) Lishie asks him to take care of Bud.
(d) Lishie shares recipe advice with him.

2. Which president's portrait is in the room where they are keeping Cowney in Chapter Twenty?
(a) Calvin Coolidge.
(b) Franklin Roosevelt.
(c) Woodrow Wilson.
(d) Andrew Jackson.

3. Who does Essie tell Cowney that Sol has a crush on?
(a) Carol.
(b) Henrietta.
(c) Essie.
(d) Ellie.

4. What does Cowney see a bear do for the first time in his life in Chapter Sixteen?
(a) Kill a pig.
(b) Walk on hind legs.
(c) Sing.
(d) Wallow in mud.

5. Who brings Essie to Lishie's house after Lishie's death?
(a) Peter Franks.
(b) Bud.
(c) Lee.
(d) Sol.

6. What does Jonathan Craig tell Cowney the white soldiers would do sometimes to the Indian soldiers?
(a) Put tar in their food.
(b) Take the bullets out of their guns.
(c) Kill them.
(d) Steal their money.

7. What is Essie hoping Andrea will ask her?
(a) To go to the movies with him.
(b) To go to Italy with him.
(c) To go to college with him.
(d) To cook for him.

8. In Chapter Sixteen, what book is in Lishie's room?
(a) Her Bible.
(b) Her copy of the Indian stories from the Cherokee.
(c) Her copy of Ulysses.
(d) Her copy of The Raven.

9. Who leads the church service at Lishie's church?
(a) Rob.
(b) Preacherman.
(c) Reverend Simon.
(d) Edgar.

10. What is the church Lishie goes to constructed out of?
(a) Stucco.
(b) Red brick.
(c) Clapboard.
(d) White cinderblock.

11. What does Cowney share with Essie in Chapter Seventeen about his father?
(a) How much he hated being in the army.
(b) The age he was when he died.
(c) The strange and disturbing circumstances of his death.
(d) What he used to do for a living.

12. What do Lishie and Cowney see that startles them in Chapter Thirteen?
(a) A snake.
(b) A bear roaring at them.
(c) Edgar.
(d) A roberry.

13. What job does Cowney have to do in Chapter Fifteen that requires him to wear a bandanna on his face?
(a) Driving fence posts in.
(b) Bleaching out the teacups.
(c) Waxing the floors.
(d) Clearing brush out in the smoke.

14. Who is Essie romantically involved in in Chapter Fourteen?
(a) Sol.
(b) Andrea.
(c) Lee.
(d) Peter.

15. Why does Cowney tell Essie he does not want to go home at the end of Chapter Seventeen?
(a) He has no money for heat.
(b) He does not want to see Lishie's empty house.
(c) There is no food in the house and he is very hungry.
(d) Bud probably has a long list of chores for him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jonathan Craig give to Cowney on the ride back to Cherokee in Chapter Twenty-One?

2. Who does Lishie ask to drive her home from church in Chapter Thirteen?

3. What does Peter show Cowney from his personal life in Chapter Fifteen?

4. What does the new visitor who was friends with Cowney's father give him at Lishie's house in Chapter Seventeen?

5. What does Cowney do that is a violation of Essie's privacy in Chapter Fourteen?

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