View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of animal senses trouble in the first part?
(a) Chickens.
(b) Horses.
(c) Cows.
(d) Pigs.

2. What event permitted Lily to leave the ranch?
(a) Daisy died.
(b) War.
(c) Ranch burned down.
(d) Famine.

3. What part of the convent school is considered to be unusual?
(a) Door.
(b) Staircase.
(c) Garden
(d) Portico.

4. What word is best used to describe Lily's professional demeanor?
(a) Strict.
(b) Soft.
(c) Rude.
(d) Aggressive.

5. What is the name of the Mother Superior?
(a) Albertina.
(b) Mary Margaret.
(c) Mary Catherine.
(d) Angelica.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lily throws the ring _____.

2. Lily meets a man named ____.

3. What is the name of the nearby small town?

4. What is the man's last name?

5. What trick does Lily use to keep the other children awake during the disaster?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Lily's return to KC Ranch.

2. Where does Lily go to school? Who is in charge of the school?

3. What are Lily's responsibilities on the ranch?

4. Why does Lily return to KC Ranch? What has changed since her last visit?

5. What is the name of the new ranch? How is it different from High Lonesome?

6. Lily decides to leave the ranch again. What is her plan?

7. What is Lily's philosophy about teaching children?

8. What is the first unusual thing that happens when the family arrives in Hondo Valley?

9. What is the test Lily must pass to retrieve her paycheck? What is the outcome?

10. What prompts Lily to leave the ranch?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 987 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample