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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Ada have to distract as Homer prepares to go back to Southerland?
(a) Bird.
(b) Gabe.
(c) Wisdom.
(d) Hope and Free.

2. What does Billy feel when he is picked to help build the new bridge?
(a) Trepidation.
(b) Fear.
(c) Pride and joy.
(d) Dizziness and nausea.

3. What is Mrs. Petunia cooking in Chapter 37?
(a) Roast beef.
(b) Chicken.
(c) Pork chops.
(d) Lamb chops.

4. Who does Sanzi cut with an arrow at the end of Chapter 36?
(a) Daria.
(b) Ferdinand.
(c) Billy.
(d) Juna.

5. When Juna takes Homer and Ada to the broom bushes, how many little girls are braiding vines and twisting them into crowns?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

6. What color are maypop flowers?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Pink.
(d) Purple.

7. Where does Mrs. Crumb ask the militiamen to board until after the wedding?
(a) Overseer's house.
(b) Basement of the Big House.
(c) Toolshed.
(d) Barn.

8. What do Homer and Ada pick with others from Freewater in Chapter 39?
(a) Carrots, peas, onions, and lettuce.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Corn.
(d) Carrots, tomatoes, and beans.

9. What type of trees does Daria tell Homer that he should try to find to climb when he starts building the new bridge?
(a) Ash or elm.
(b) Maple or aspen.
(c) Oak or birch.
(d) Tupelo and cypress.

10. What colors are in the outfit that Daria wears for the wedding?
(a) Bronze and brown.
(b) Brown and pink.
(c) Copper and sage green.
(d) Black and yellow.

11. About how long is the pig that is hauled up by a rope?
(a) 2 feet.
(b) 3 feet.
(c) 2 1/2 feet.
(d) 3 1/2 feet.

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

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

14. When does Homer want to tell others about Turner's map that he found?
(a) After dinner.
(b) Tomorrow.
(c) After he returns to Southerland.
(d) Right away.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives Sanzi their hand and helps pull her up when the rope breaks and she falls?

2. Who lights the tree sap in holes that lead to Daria and Ibra's new house to create a path of firelight?

3. On the day of the bridge building, how long is it before the wedding at Southerland?

4. Where is Sanzi burned in the fire she starts?

5. In Chapter 55, what body of water does Homer see when he is working with Two Shoes?

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