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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 Riley's uncle?
(a) Junius Candle.
(b) Horace Holton.
(c) Morris Ritz.
(d) Charles Cool.

2. Who teaches Catherine how to make her secret potion?
(a) A gypsy.
(b) A minister's wife.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) A voodoo witch.

3. What is Riley's last name?
(a) Henderson.
(b) Holton.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Williams.

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

5. What is Dolly's potion made to cure?
(a) Dropsy.
(b) Diphtheria.
(c) Emphysema.
(d) Cholera.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says, "I don't believe in locking drawers--seems strange a man can't live without keys in what was at least once his own house"?

2. How much money does the protagonist's party have in the tree?

3. Where is Riley born?

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

5. What is the name of the narrator's father?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What happened to Riley's uncle?

6. What positions do the sisters whom the narrator lives with have in the town/home? Whom does the narrator gravitate toward of the two?

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

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

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

10. What is Catherine's take on love in Chapter 3? How does her comment change the conversation?

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