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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Joseph crying?
(a) Because they have nothing left.
(b) Because he is tired.
(c) Because the children are sick.
(d) Because he misses his wife.

2. At the end of chapter 17 what does Mattie do?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Offer up a prayer of Thanksgiving.
(c) Wash Silas.
(d) Go to the market to buy food.

3. What is the response of the customers in the coffeehouse when Mattie and her mother enter?
(a) They cry.
(b) They continue with their business.
(c) They cheer.
(d) They fall silent.

4. How does Mattie hurt her foot?
(a) She fell in the garden.
(b) She tripped on the stairs.
(c) She tripped on Silas.
(d) She steps on a sharp rock trying to escape the robbers.

5. How does Mattie keep the children out of the kitchen when she and Eliza are cooking?
(a) She gives them crayons.
(b) She gives them the butter churn.
(c) She gives them snacks.
(d) She threatens them.

6. Who is with Mrs. Cook?
(a) Mrs. Ludington.
(b) Mother Smith.
(c) Joseph.
(d) Mrs. Epler.

7. What does Mattie find at the end of Chapter 20?
(a) Eliza.
(b) A dog.
(c) Her mother.
(d) An orphaned young girl.

8. Where does Nell sleep?
(a) With Mattie.
(b) With Eliza.
(c) With the twins.
(d) With Mrs. Cook.

9. What does Mattie say her mother felt like?
(a) A child.
(b) A strong ox.
(c) A warm blanket.
(d) A frail bird.

10. What does Eliza see when she looks at the boy's eyes?
(a) They are blood-shot and yellow-stained.
(b) They are watering.
(c) They will not open.
(d) They are normal.

11. Why is Grandfather unable to hang his sword above the fireplace?
(a) Because it has been stolen.
(b) Because it wants to keep on him in case he needs it.
(c) Because he is afraid that it will get stolen.
(d) Because his arms are shaking.

12. What must Mattie do before enjoying her coffee?
(a) Set the breakfast table.
(b) Fold the linens.
(c) Cook breakfast.
(d) Sweep the kitchen.

13. What insect spreads Yellow Fever?
(a) The fly.
(b) The mosquito.
(c) The wasp.
(d) The bee.

14. What does Mattie decide is the only way to find Eliza?
(a) She posts posters.
(b) She goes door to door.
(c) She yells, "Eliza!" as loud as possible into the street.
(d) She places an ad in the paper.

15. Who does Mattie walk home with?
(a) Nathaniel Benson.
(b) Eliza.
(c) Mrs. Epler.
(d) Mrs. Cook.

Short Answer Questions

1. What wakes Mattie?

2. What was keeping Mattie's mother from resting while she was in the country?

3. Who is the second person to wake up at the coffeehouse?

4. What has Mattie decided to do with her future?

5. What is tied to the handle of the front door to the coffeehouse?

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