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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much do the local vets charge just to step out of their trucks, according to Hester in Chapter 12?
(a) $50.
(b) $40.
(c) $60.
(d) $75.

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What did Pete take with him when he departed?
(a) Frozen butterfly parts.
(b) All of the lab equipment.
(c) Temperature reports.
(d) The thermometers.

9. What kind of car does Dovey drive?
(a) A Volkswagen Beetle.
(b) A Mustang convertible.
(c) A Ford Explorer.
(d) A Hum-Vee.

10. The narrator says in Chapter 13, "This was one of those days when Dellarobia's past was tagging her around like" what (379)?
(a) A shadow.
(b) A trail of tears.
(c) A freight train.
(d) A hungry cur.

11. What is Juliet's last name?
(a) Emerson.
(b) Washington.
(c) Andrews.
(d) Kipling.

12. Under normal circumstances, when are the butterflies expected to leave their winter roost?
(a) December.
(b) March.
(c) June.
(d) July.

13. What is Dellarobia asked to bring up the mountain on Monday morning in Chapter 10?
(a) Boiling water.
(b) Tea.
(c) Pillowcases.
(d) Butterfly nets.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the temperature graph remind Dellarobia of in Chapter 10?

2. What does Cordie refer to shopping carts as?

3. What job will Dellarobia have while attending college?

4. Who does Cub say has been trying to lure the butterflies to his property in Chapter 10?

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

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