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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 Ted's wife?
(a) Mandy.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Millie.
(d) Melinda.

2. What is the name of Lily's first true friend?
(a) Minnie.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Michelle.
(d) Maggie.

3. Lily applies to a teachers' college in which state?
(a) Utah.
(b) Illinois.
(c) Arizona.
(d) New Mexico.

4. The college is located in which city?
(a) Flagstaff.
(b) Santa Fe.
(c) Chicago.
(d) San Francisco.

5. The father is particularly interested in which of the following?
(a) Education.
(b) Engineering.
(c) Railroads.
(d) Weather.

Short Answer Questions

1. The father is known for his flights of fancy. Lily says, "I sat there, ignoring Dad's prattle about _______ schemes."

2. Mother Superior told Lily she should become which of the following?

3. Smith teaches Lily how to ____.

4. Which problem plagues the father?

5. What mode of transportation does Lily use to return home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What natural disaster occurs that causes the family to abandon High Lonesome? What damage is caused?

2. What must be done in order to operate a ranch of this size? What was Lily's role in running the ranch?

3. How does Lily react when her father suggests that the children were saved by divine intervention? How does Lily explain saving Helen and Buster?

4. How is Salt Draw explained?

5. What happens when Lily decides to take the test for her temporary teacher's certificate?

6. Why does Lily return to the ranch? What happens when she returns?

7. What is unusual about the school?

8. What are the conditions of the Casey family ranch?

9. Where does Lily go after leaving the ranch? What prompts her choice?

10. What happens to Lily's job at the end of World War I?

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