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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who among Dovey's brothers is referred to as the ambitious one?
(a) Felix.
(b) Tommy.
(c) Pete.
(d) James.

2. What does Dellarobia give to Preston for his birthday?
(a) A typewriter.
(b) A smartphone.
(c) A book.
(d) A calendar.

3. With whom will Dellarobia and her children live after they move?
(a) Dovey.
(b) Hester.
(c) Cub.
(d) Crystal.

4. What are the monarch butterflies said to be in Mexico?
(a) The unburied dead.
(b) The spirits of animals.
(c) The souls of dead children.
(d) The souls of horses.

5. What are the reddish-brown sheep of Hester's called?
(a) Southdowns.
(b) Suffolks.
(c) Moorits.
(d) Merinos.

6. What hours does Dellarobia work at the lab in Chapter 10?
(a) 8:00-5:00.
(b) 7:00-4:00.
(c) 2:00-10:00.
(d) 9:00-5:00.

7. How long has it been since the fence on Cub and Dellarosia's property had livestock in it, in Chapter 10?
(a) Since July.
(b) Since November.
(c) Since August.
(d) Since September.

8. What ewe with a freckled nose is the last holdout in the vaccinations in Chapter 12?
(a) Hanky.
(b) Marsha.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Pat.

9. What is the name of the second-hand store that Dellarobia generally shops at in Feathertown?
(a) New To U.
(b) Second Time Around.
(c) Try-It-Again.
(d) Willshire and Meekins.

10. Where did Pete return to yesterday, according to Dellarobia in Chapter 11?
(a) New York.
(b) New Mexico.
(c) Florida.
(d) California.

11. On what day of the week does Dellarobia go to the trailer and see Ovid naked in Chapter 10?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Wednesday.

12. How old is Charlie said to be in Chapter 12?
(a) 13.
(b) 6.
(c) 16.
(d) 10.

13. About how much money does Ovid say the Tissuemizer cost?
(a) $1,000.
(b) $4,000.
(c) $2,000.
(d) $500.

14. Where was the man that shot his horse, as described in Chapter 12?
(a) Malvern.
(b) Hankey.
(c) Cleveland.
(d) Henshaw.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many individuals would it take to add up to the survival of the butterfly species?

2. The narrator says in Chapter 13, "This was one of those days when Dellarobia's past was tagging her around like" what (379)?

3. On what day of the week are Hester and Dellarobia vaccinating the ewes in Chapter 12?

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

5. Whose big sister does Preston describe having a baby on a toilet in Chapter 13?

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