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

2. Who is the first to awaken in Chapter 4?
(a) Dolly.
(b) Catherine.
(c) Collin.
(d) Riley.

3. What kind of fish do the narrator and Riley catch?
(a) Catfish.
(b) Crawfish.
(c) Mackerel.
(d) Trout.

4. Who does Verena lean upon when approaching the tree in Chapter 6?
(a) Amos.
(b) Collin.
(c) Dorothy.
(d) The Sheriff.

5. Where do Riley and Collin head at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Toward Verena's house.
(b) Toward the town.
(c) Toward the ocean.
(d) Toward the river.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Catherine leave the tree house in Chapter 4?

2. Who does the narrator take piano lessons from?

3. What does Judge do while the boys are away in the town?

4. What is the name of the child evangelist?

5. Who stands his ground in refusing to leave Dolly alone with Verena in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dolly tell Verena about shame in Chapter 6?

2. What happens when Collin and Riley return to the tree house in Chapter 4?

3. How does the Judge tell the group to prepare for the battle at the tree in Chapter 6?

4. Who asks Dolly to come with them in Chapter 6? What is her response?

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

6. How and why are the evangelists run out of town?

7. What does Riley respond to Sister Ida's asking for Dolly's location? What does he relate to the narrator about her?

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

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

10. What unexpected characters does the narrator make note of who appear at the tree in Chapter 6?

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