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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. How old is the Judge in the picture he sent to the girl in his letters?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Twenty-five.
(d) Seventeen.

2. How much money does the protagonist's party have in the tree?
(a) Forty-seven dollars.
(b) Sixty dollars.
(c) Seventy-six dollars.
(d) Fifty-two dollars.

3. What ethnicity does Catherine claim to be?
(a) American Indian.
(b) Hispanic.
(c) White.
(d) African American.

4. Where is the entrance to the attic?
(a) The linen closet.
(b) The narrator's bedroom.
(c) The hallway.
(d) The kitchen.

5. What is the only meat that Dolly likes?
(a) Chicken brain.
(b) Rabbit.
(c) Squirrel.
(d) Turkey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says, "But Judge, I'm not sure I know what it is you have in mind we should tell each other. Secrets?"

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

3. Who used to deliver the papers?

4. What is the name of Riley's sister who is in the protagonist's class in school?

5. Who tells the Judge in Chapter 2, "If you weren't so old, I'd damn well knock you down"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What exposition is revealed about the Judge's education and marriage?

2. What is the story behind Riley's parents?

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

4. What does the Judge speak of regarding trust in Chapter 3?

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

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

7. Who packs the narrator's belongings in Chapter 1? How does he end up staying at the Talbo house indefinitely?

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

9. What "secret" does Catherine reveal in Chapter 3?

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

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