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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of grass blows in the grass harp?
(a) Crimson grass.
(b) Moss grass.
(c) Reed grass.
(d) Indian grass.

2. How old is Dolly?
(a) Fifty-five.
(b) Sixty.
(c) Fifty.
(d) Fourty.

3. Which character has begun to weep at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) Riley.
(b) Collin.
(c) Catherine.
(d) Dolly.

4. Where does Riley's mother go?
(a) An institution.
(b) Las Vegas.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Africa.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the Judge go to school?

2. Where does Riley's uncle go?

3. What is the name of the Minister's wife?

4. How old is the protagonist when the tree rebellion takes place?

5. What is the father's name of the sisters with whom the narrator went to live?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Riley's confession in Chapter 3?

2. What does Dolly declare about love in Chapter 3?

3. Why is the narrator envious of Riley? What responsibilities does Riley have?

4. How does the narrator's father feel about Verena and Dolly? How does the narrator come to live with them?

5. What events lead up to the departure of Dolly, Catherine, and Collin for the tree house?

6. What does the Judge make of Dolly in Chapter 3?

7. How does Dolly react to the Sheriff's demands? What does the Judge do?

8. What does the tree house gang do while the buzz is going on in the town in Chapter 2?

9. What happens at the end of Chapter 2?

10. Describe the differences between Dolly and Verena's mannerisms and bedrooms.

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