2. How does Hattie write about her life in the letters she writes?
(a) With angst.
(b) Dourly.
(c) Humorously.
(d) With little emotion.

3. What does Hattie spend hours studying over?
(a) The Bible.
(b) Chess rules.
(c) The farmer's almanac.
(d) Seed catalogs.

4. How does Hattie describe Plug?
(a) Ornery.
(b) Spirited.
(c) Stubborn.
(d) Gentle.

5. What does Rooster Jim suggest to Hattie?
(a) That Plug might appreciate an umbrella, too.
(b) That she get herself a wide-brimmed hat.
(c) That she plow in straight lines.
(d) That Violet will stop giving milk if she is made to work plowing.

6. How does Hattie get to Montana?
(a) Horse and wagon.
(b) A freight train.
(c) Hitching rides as she can.
(d) The Great Northern Railway.

7. What does Hattie find when she rides over to the Mueller homestead?
(a) The barn is on fire.
(b) Mattie is missing.
(c) Perilee is very ill.
(d) Their cow has been shot.

8. How is Mr. Whiskers fed?
(a) He eats some of the stew.
(b) He just has some cow's milk.
(c) He catches a snake.
(d) He catches a mouse.

9. For what newspaper does Hattie write articles about her life in Montana?
(a) Montana Monthly News.
(b) Vida Life.
(c) Montana Liberty.
(d) Arlington News.

10. What does Rooster Jim offer to do as he is riding by one day?
(a) Show her how to set a fence post.
(b) Fix the barn roof.
(c) Mail Hattie's letters.
(d) Show her the boundaries of her property.

11. How old is Hattie when she becomes an orphan?
(a) 12.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 2.

12. Where does Traft offer to take Hattie?
(a) To the feed store.
(b) To Vida.
(c) To his place to show her how to do some simple ranch chores.
(d) To church on Sunday.

13. About what does Leafie warn Hattie?
(a) That there is a group who is going to burn Mueller's home.
(b) That there is a group who want to have the Mueller's homesteading claim denied.
(c) That there is an ongoing investigation about her age as a homesteader.
(d) That Traft is in trouble.

14. For what does Hattie give five dollars?
(a) A down payment on a plow.
(b) A down payment on a bag of seed.
(c) A down payment on an ox.
(d) A down payment on a liberty bond.

15. Who does Hattie recommend for the church choir?
(a) Perilee Mueller.
(b) Karl Mueller.
(c) Jody Mueller.
(d) Mattie Mueller.