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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. At what time does the narrator say the rain slackens in Chapter 6?
(a) Near dusk.
(b) Near two.
(c) Near midnight.
(d) Near dawn.

2. Who tells Elizabeth and Maude that Catherine is arrested for hitting Mrs. Buster with a mason jar?
(a) Riley Henderson.
(b) Wilbur Johnson.
(c) Gus Ham.
(d) Uriah Talbo.

3. What does the baker's wife give to Collin for Dolly in Chapter 5?
(a) Cinnamon rolls.
(b) Gingerbread men.
(c) Muffins.
(d) Cookies.

4. Which character says, "At home, in the kitchen, there is a geranium that blooms over and over. Some plants, though, they bloom just once, if at all, and nothing more happens to them. They live, but they've had their life"?
(a) Dolly.
(b) Verena.
(c) Catherine.
(d) Collin.

5. What is the name of the bakery from which Riley brings rolls to the tree house?
(a) Lucky O.
(b) Katz.
(c) Katydid.
(d) Talbo Corner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the woman whose wagon Riley almost hits on the road in Chapter 5?

2. What is the name of Riley's younger sister?

3. Who is the schoolmaster at the town school?

4. What do Maude and Elizabeth want Collin to come as to their Halloween party?

5. Who is approaching the tree house at the beginning of Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What choice does Dolly make at the end of Chapter 6? Why?

2. Whom does the narrator encounter while hiding out in Riley's car in Chapter 5? What does this character do?

3. Where do Collin and Riley go in Chapter 5? Why?

4. What conversation do Collin and Dolly have once he has returned to the tree house in Chapter 4?

5. What does Collin do in Chapter 4 that gives him a feeling of pride?

6. How long does it take Riley to return to the car? Why is he angry?

7. What news does Riley overhear outside the jailhouse in Chapter 4?

8. Who arrives at the tree house in Chapter 4 to explain the latest events? What does this character relate?

9. What news and provisions does Riley return with in Chapter 4?

10. What do Riley and Collin do in the beginning of Chapter 4?

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