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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 sheriff of the town?
(a) Collin Cool.
(b) Jack Henderson.
(c) Julius Candle.
(d) Horace Holton.

2. Where is the Judge's wife buried?
(a) Italy.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) England.
(d) Missouri.

3. Who says, "Today, when I started out with the Sheriff's party, I was a man convinced that his life will have passed uncommunicated and without trace. I think now that I will not have been so unfortunate"?
(a) Riley.
(b) Mrs. Buster.
(c) The Judge.
(d) Collin.

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

5. What is Riley hunting in the woods in Chapter 2?
(a) Deer.
(b) Elk.
(c) Squirrels.
(d) Birds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the girl from the Judge's letters send him when he tells her he is going to law school?

2. What does Catherine refer to Verena as?

3. What does the narrator spy upon Dolly writing in her room?

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

5. What does Dolly want to give Catherine for her birthday in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened to Riley's uncle?

3. What is Dolly's story with the gypsy women?

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

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

6. How does the law get involved in the matter between Dolly and Verena?

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

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

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

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

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