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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who strips off Riley's shirt in Chapter 6?
(a) Collin.
(b) The Judge.
(c) Sister Ida.
(d) Dolly.

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

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

4. What is the one thing that Catherine asks to have brought to her in the jail?
(a) Her goldfish.
(b) Her embroidery.
(c) Her cat.
(d) Her blanket.

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

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

7. Who is approaching the tree house at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) The Judge.
(b) The Bailiff.
(c) Catherine.
(d) The Sheriff.

8. What is Maude's last name?
(a) Riordan.
(b) Anderson.
(c) Talbo.
(d) Henderson.

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

10. How does Jack Mill die a year after the tree rebellion?
(a) He hangs himself.
(b) Freezing to death.
(c) Car accident.
(d) He is shot.

11. What does Little Homer wear?
(a) A cowboy hat.
(b) A bib.
(c) Overalls.
(d) A sombrero.

12. On what date does Chapter 5 begin?
(a) November 1.
(b) October 20.
(c) October 1.
(d) November 2.

13. Who tells Elizabeth and Maude that Catherine is arrested for hitting Mrs. Buster with a mason jar?
(a) Riley Henderson.
(b) Wilbur Johnson.
(c) Uriah Talbo.
(d) Gus Ham.

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

15. What is scattered about the house boat?
(a) Hunting magazines.
(b) Women's magazines.
(c) Adventure magazines.
(d) Fishing magazines.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of cake does the narrator dream of baking inside the house boat?

3. Who does the narrator take piano lessons from?

4. What do his peers nickname the baker's son?

5. What is the name of Riley's younger sister?

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