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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Dolly take Verena in Chapter 6?
(a) Into the hospital.
(b) Down to the river.
(c) Into their house.
(d) Into the tree.

2. Who fires the gun in Chapter 6?
(a) Verena.
(b) The Sheriff.
(c) Collin.
(d) Big Eddie Stover.

3. Who uses the house boat as a hideout?
(a) Riley.
(b) The Sheriff.
(c) The Judge.
(d) Collin.

4. Who is shot in the battle by the tree?
(a) Collin.
(b) Dolly.
(c) Riley.
(d) The Judge.

5. Who says, "Do I understand you've been conniving with that--woman? After she made a mockery of our name?"
(a) Collin.
(b) Verena.
(c) The Judge.
(d) Dolly.

6. What is the name of Riley's younger sister?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Maude.
(c) Anne.
(d) Sarah.

7. What do they take with them when leaving the tree house at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) The food.
(b) The goldfish.
(c) Nothing.
(d) The quilt.

8. What does Verena refer to Dr. Ritz as in Chapter 6?
(a) The Jew.
(b) Little Morris.
(c) Morris.
(d) Dr. Ritz.

9. What does the man whom Maudie Murphy leaves with do for a living?
(a) Sold neckties.
(b) Sold blankets.
(c) Sold whiskey.
(d) Sold detergent.

10. What do his peers nickname the baker's son?
(a) Horse.
(b) Bear.
(c) Mule.
(d) Ram.

11. What does Judge do while the boys are away in the town?
(a) Proposes to Catherine.
(b) Cooks the catfish.
(c) Proposes to Dolly.
(d) Makes a fire.

12. What kind of fish do the narrator and Riley catch?
(a) Mackerel.
(b) Trout.
(c) Catfish.
(d) Crawfish.

13. Who says, "I'm feeling old, I want my sister"?
(a) Collin.
(b) The Judge.
(c) Verena.
(d) Dolly.

14. Why does Catherine leave the tree house in Chapter 4?
(a) To look for Collin.
(b) To go home.
(c) To look for Riley.
(d) To gather food.

15. What kind of car does Riley drive?
(a) Ford.
(b) BMW.
(c) Alfa Romeo.
(d) Mercedes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character says, "At home, in the kitchen, there is a geranium that blooms over and over. Some plants, though, they bloom just once, if at all, and nothing more happens to them. They live, but they've had their life"?

2. What is the name of the grocery store in town that Verena does not own?

3. Who does the narrator take piano lessons from?

4. What is the name of the bakery from which Riley brings rolls to the tree house?

5. Who strips off Riley's shirt in Chapter 6?

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