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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the day of the bridge building, how long is it before the wedding at Southerland?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 4 days.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 2 days.

2. Who goes with Homer to Southerland?
(a) Billy.
(b) Sanzi.
(c) Sanzi, Juna, Billy, and Ada.
(d) Sanzi and Ada.

3. In Chapter 38, what does Sanzi mix for her father to put on his skin?
(a) Mud.
(b) Herbs.
(c) Crushed leaves.
(d) Crushed flowers.

4. Where does Sanzi start a fire after Daria and Ibra's wedding?
(a) Cornfield.
(b) Garden.
(c) The Big Tree.
(d) Her cabin.

5. From where is Crumb getting militiamen to help find the slaves in the swamp?
(a) North Carolina.
(b) South Carolina.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Louisiana.

6. In Chapter 36, how high does Juna climb to get honeycomb?
(a) 10 feet.
(b) About 15 feet.
(c) 13 feet.
(d) Not quite 16 feet.

7. How long does Wisdom believe it will take until they have enough rope for a new bridge?
(a) 5 or 6 days.
(b) A week or so.
(c) 8 days.
(d) 2 weeks.

8. In Chapter 49, why do the inhabitants of Freewater not work in the fields?
(a) There is a warning horn.
(b) It is too windy.
(c) There is a thunderstorm.
(d) It rains.

9. How many days before Viola's wedding does the militia show up?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

10. What does Ada have to loosen as the pig is hauled up by a rope?
(a) Snout.
(b) Leg.
(c) Part of the rope.
(d) Tail.

11. Who nearly falls during the bridge building?
(a) Billy.
(b) Ibra.
(c) David.
(d) Homer.

12. What is the first plant that Sanzi and her mother search for in Chapter 38?
(a) Ginger.
(b) Cattail.
(c) Purslane.
(d) Chickweed.

13. What does Homer take with him to Southerland?
(a) Grapes and smoked meat.
(b) Corn bread and water.
(c) Corn bread and smoked meat.
(d) Grapes and corn bread.

14. In Chapter 63, when does the fire come back?
(a) After the rains end.
(b) Around midnight.
(c) The next morning.
(d) After dinner.

15. In Chapter 62, who follows Homer to Turner's cabin?
(a) Billy, Sanzi, David, and Mrs. Light.
(b) Billy, Sanzi, Ada, and Juna.
(c) Sanzi and Ada.
(d) Billy and Juna.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 41, how many new people does Suleman bring to Freewater?

2. When does Homer want to tell others about Turner's map that he found?

3. How old was Billy when he began to stutter?

4. Who takes food to the far patrollers to eat?

5. How long is it said that the far patrollers sat in a tree once without moving?

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