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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who says, "I don't believe in locking drawers--seems strange a man can't live without keys in what was at least once his own house"?
(a) Collin.
(b) The Judge.
(c) Howard.
(d) Riley.

2. Where is the Judge's wife buried?
(a) England.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) Italy.
(d) Missouri.

3. What is the name of Riley's mother?
(a) Laura.
(b) Vivien.
(c) Hester.
(d) Rose.

4. What does the girl from the Judge's letters send him when he tells her he is going to law school?
(a) A lucky pebble.
(b) A silver coin.
(c) A gold nugget.
(d) A rabbit's foot.

5. Who says, "How could you care about one girl? Have you ever cared about one leaf?"
(a) The Judge.
(b) Riley.
(c) Catherine.
(d) Collin.

6. What was the name of the Judge's wife?
(a) Emily.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Irene.
(d) Elizabeth.

7. Where is the girl from that Riley says he's been dating for over a year?
(a) Slidell.
(b) Birmingham.
(c) Rolling Rock.
(d) Houma.

8. What does Dolly reveal to the others in the tree house that Verena does?
(a) Dates a man.
(b) Sneaks food at night.
(c) Smokes a pipe.
(d) Dances.

9. Who is the younger sister with whom the narrator goes to stay?
(a) Verena.
(b) Dolly.
(c) Catherine.
(d) Maudie.

10. What does the Judge call Dorothy fondly in Chapter 3?
(a) A rebel.
(b) A tart.
(c) A gypsy.
(d) A pagan.

11. What is the father's name of the sisters with whom the narrator went to live?
(a) Junius.
(b) Uriah.
(c) Riley.
(d) Horace.

12. Who tells the narrator about the grass harp?
(a) His father.
(b) Verena.
(c) Catherine.
(d) Dolly.

13. Who tells the Judge in Chapter 2, "If you weren't so old, I'd damn well knock you down"?
(a) Junius.
(b) Collin.
(c) Horace.
(d) Riley.

14. What is Riley's last name?
(a) Williams.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Henderson.
(d) Holton.

15. What does the Judge refer to their group as in Chapter 3?
(a) Five fools in a tree.
(b) Five strangers.
(c) Five birds.
(d) Five lost souls.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the car that Riley drives?

2. What is the name of Riley's uncle?

3. What is the narrator's name?

4. How old is Dolly?

5. What is Dolly's potion made to cure?

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