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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where are Dolly and the Judge when the narrator returns from his outing with Riley in Chapter 4?
(a) In the tree house.
(b) In the town.
(c) High in the tree.
(d) In the jail.

3. At what time does the narrator say the rain slackens in Chapter 6?
(a) Near dusk.
(b) Near two.
(c) Near midnight.
(d) Near dawn.

4. Whose father teaches violin lessons?
(a) Cynthia's.
(b) Maude's.
(c) Riley's.
(d) Elizabeth's.

5. What color hair does Maude have?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) Brunette.
(d) Blonde.

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

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

8. How does the narrator catch the fish?
(a) With a reed.
(b) With a fishing pole.
(c) Bare-handed.
(d) With a knife.

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

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

11. What does everyone take out that they had bought from Little Homer while in the tree in Chapter 6?
(a) Ropes.
(b) Prayer books.
(c) Toy guns.
(d) Tin whistles.

12. Who says, "I've envied you always. Come home, Dolly. Leave decisions to me: that, you see, has been my life"?
(a) Verena.
(b) Collin.
(c) The Judge.
(d) The Sheriff.

13. What kind of cake does the narrator dream of baking inside the house boat?
(a) Vanilla.
(b) Coconut.
(c) Cherry Cream.
(d) Chocolate.

14. Who is known in the town as the biggest gossip?
(a) The cobbler.
(b) The baker.
(c) The Sheriff.
(d) The barber.

15. What does Little Homer offer to give Dolly when they leave?
(a) His hat.
(b) His sparkle belt.
(c) His rope.
(d) His whistle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Verena refer to Dr. Ritz as in Chapter 6?

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

3. What does the baker's wife give to Collin for Dolly in Chapter 5?

4. What is Maude's last name?

5. What is the name of the grocery store in the town owned by Verena?

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