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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What plant is said to be despised for taking over fields and entangling machinery in Chapter 10?
(a) Blackberry.
(b) Honeysuckle.
(c) Lily.
(d) Strawberry.

2. Where did Ovid end up picking up Julet after flight issues?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Cleveland.
(c) Memphis.
(d) Nashville.

3. Where does Ovid go on weekends to meet other scientists, according to the narrator in Chapter 12?
(a) Sweet Briar.
(b) Cleveland.
(c) Malvern.
(d) Rogers.

4. What kind of pillow does Preston find for Cordie at the thrift store in Chapter 11?
(a) A Mickey Mouse pillow.
(b) A frog pillow.
(c) A Curious George pillow.
(d) A pig ballerina pillow.

5. What does Dellarobia do with the baby ewe to try to get it to breathe in Chapter 14?
(a) She swings it in circles.
(b) She puts a tube down its throat.
(c) She pumps its stomach by hand.
(d) She punches it.

6. How much is the slide projector at the thrift store in Chapter 11?
(a) $10.
(b) $40.
(c) $5.
(d) $20.

7. What was the name of the cable show that Dellarobia and Dovey made up for themselves in high school?
(a) Patty and Paula.
(b) Lady and the Tramp.
(c) Thelma and Louise.
(d) Duggy and Stoked.

8. What does the temperature graph remind Dellarobia of in Chapter 10?
(a) A bird taking off.
(b) A ship sinking.
(c) A stock-market chart.
(d) A high-wire act.

9. Where was Juliet scheduled to fly into to visit Ovid?
(a) Nashville.
(b) Memphis.
(c) Knoxville.
(d) Ashville.

10. Who was the one-armed man that ran the little grocery store in Feathertown before it closed?
(a) Mr. Jade.
(b) Mr. Emerson.
(c) Mr. Kimble.
(d) Mr. Squire.

11. To what is the orchard tree compared in Chapter 14?
(a) The Christmas Tree from Christmas Vacation.
(b) A flame of light and heat.
(c) A berry vine.
(d) Charlie Brown's Christmas tree.

12. On what day of the week are Hester and Dellarobia vaccinating the ewes in Chapter 12?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Wednesday.

13. What does Cub say weather is in Chapter 10?
(a) Highly unpredictable.
(b) The meteorologists' specialty.
(c) The Lord's business.
(d) The damnation of humankind.

14. Where was the hay purchased that is fed to the sheep in Chapter 12?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Missouri.
(d) Oklahoma.

15. In what kind of orchard trees have the butterflies come to alight in Chapter 14?
(a) Apple trees.
(b) Almond trees.
(c) Peach trees.
(d) Orange trees.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Dellarobia's science teacher in high school?

2. About how much money does Ovid say the Tissuemizer cost?

3. What is the tattoo of that Dellarobia sees on the college-aged kid's ankle in Chapter 11?

4. What word is defined in Chapter 9 as "Of or pertaining to the tailor's trade" (225)?

5. Who is Preston's teacher at kindergarten?

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