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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is King George?
(a) A dog.
(b) A parrot.
(c) The king of England.
(d) A cat.

2. How do the Ogilvie daughters treat Mattie?
(a) They are mean to her.
(b) They befriend her.
(c) They refuse to enter the same room.
(d) They are nice to her.

3. Why must Eliza go home at night?
(a) She wants to go home.
(b) Her brother's family is expecting her.
(c) She is too tired to help Mrs. Cook and Eliza.
(d) She is afraid of becoming ill.

4. How would you characterize Matilda's reaction to Polly's death?
(a) Uncaring.
(b) Shock.
(c) Relief.
(d) Hysteria.

5. When Mattie's mother begins to worry about Mattie falling ill she suggests sending her where?
(a) To the mountains.
(b) To Europe.
(c) Nowhere.
(d) To a friend's farm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the one thing that Mattie vows never to do?

2. Who is Dr. Rowley?

3. Why is Mattie Leaving?

4. Under which famous political figure did Mattie's grandfather serve?

5. Before Mattie's grandfather came to live with them what was his profession?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jeannine insult Mattie and her mother?

2. What does Grandfather want Mattie to do with the money he gives her?

3. Why does Mattie distrust Dr. Rowley?

4. Why does Mattie's mother want her to leave the room?

5. Describe Mattie's morning in Chapter 1.

6. Who are the horsemen that stop the wagon?

7. How many people have been predicted to die?

8. What is the soldier's trick for finding water that Mattie uses?

9. What do Mattie and her mother argue about at the end of Chapter 3?

10. Why does Eliza feel that Philadelphia is the best city for free African Americans to live?

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