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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 is the name of the narrator's father?
(a) Michael.
(b) Christopher.
(c) Eugene.
(d) Horace.

2. What is the name of the character whom Verena had been attached to and heartbroken by?
(a) Charles Cool.
(b) Junius Candle.
(c) James Henderson.
(d) Maudie Murphy.

3. For how much does a bottle of Dolly's potion sell?
(a) Two dollars.
(b) One dollar.
(c) Three dollars.
(d) Six dollars.

4. What is the name of Riley's sister who is in the protagonist's class in school?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Nadine.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Julia.

5. How does the narrator's father die?
(a) House fire.
(b) Suicide.
(c) Car accident.
(d) Drowning.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the Judge go to school?

2. What is the name of the young girl the Judge wrote to in letters?

3. What is the narrator's name?

4. Where is the girl from that Riley says he's been dating for over a year?

5. What color is the car that Riley drives?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do Catherine and Dolly go into the woods once a week?

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

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

5. What is the group's first interaction with Riley in Chapter 2?

6. Who tells the narrator about the grass harp? What is it?

7. What "secret" does the Judge reveal in Chapter 3?

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

9. How does the Judge counsel Riley in Chapter 3?

10. How does Catherine come to stay on the Talbo property? Describe this character.

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