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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mr. Ebgard get around the age requirements for a claim?
(a) He writes for a Congressional dispensation.
(b) He rules that head of household status overrides age requirements.
(c) He is unable to get around the age requirement problem.
(d) He treats the claim like an inheritance.

2. Why does Hattie spend a great deal of time with Perilee these days?
(a) Perilee has chicken pox.
(b) Hattie is afraid of the Defense League members.
(c) Hattie is afraid of Traft Martin.
(d) Perilee's baby is expected.

3. What does Hattie suggest forgiveness is an important part of?
(a) Being at peace.
(b) Liberty.
(c) Growing up.
(d) A healthy country.

4. What does Perilee promise that she is unable to keep?
(a) That Karl will plant Hattie's forty acres required by the claims office.
(b) That Violet will be well cared for when Hattie goes to Seattle.
(c) That Hattie can have Violet back as soon as Karl returns with a new cow.
(d) That the quilt will be done before the baby is born.

5. What are shocks?
(a) An oblong hay bale.
(b) Bundles of flax.
(c) An unrolled hay bale.
(d) Bundles of wheat.

6. Why does Hattie send Karl and Chase to her house?
(a) To get more sagebrush.
(b) To get more flaxseed.
(c) To keep them away from the flu germs.
(d) To feed her animals.

7. Who does Leafie and Hattie call upon one day?
(a) The Mueller family.
(b) Reverend Tweed.
(c) The Ren family.
(d) Traft Martin.

8. What does Traft ask Hattie?
(a) To go with him to another dance.
(b) To forgive him for his belonging to the Defense League.
(c) To make a deal with him about her ranch.
(d) To marry him.

9. What does Hattie think about in relation to Elmer's situation?
(a) How she would be willing to be drafted were she a man.
(b) A sanctimonious letter Hattie once wrote.
(c) How she would not want her husband to register.
(d) How she has protested the war from the beginning.

10. What happens that makes Hattie terrified?
(a) Plug gets stuck in a prairie dog hole.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A rabid wolf almost attacks Chase.
(d) Black clouds roll in.

11. Who does Leafie say she'll talk to on Elmer's behalf?
(a) Deputy Patton.
(b) Sheriff Jones.
(c) Reverend Shatz.
(d) Reverend Tweed.

12. What does Hattie realize when she has been back home for a couple days?
(a) She misses being with the Muellers.
(b) She is ill.
(c) She is upset about Rooster Jim marrying.
(d) She is not going to be able to work for several days.

13. What is Hattie told is the minimal allowable pledge?
(a) 5 dollars.
(b) 10 dollars.
(c) 100 dollars.
(d) 50 dollars.

14. What does President Wilson want on September 12?
(a) An armistice.
(b) Thirteen million draftees.
(c) Twenty million draftees.
(d) Five million draftees.

15. How does Hattie help the person being harassed?
(a) She slaps Traft.
(b) She asks Perilee for advice.
(c) She tells him Perilee wants him.
(d) She pretends she has an appointment with him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why must Karl stay home?

2. What store does Hattie stop at in town?

3. What are Hattie and Perilee working on together?

4. What does Rooster Jim use as a trellis for his string beans?

5. What news do Hattie and Leafie bring back to the Ren family?

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