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

2. What does Mr. Saboe announce at dinner?
(a) Traft is leaving the area.
(b) It is time to buy liberty bonds.
(c) The homesteading act has been revised.
(d) The Muellers will no longer be welcome in Vida.

3. What does Grace tell Hattie to do?
(a) Ask her friend to come the next Sunday.
(b) To join the choir herself.
(c) Appeal to Reverend Tweed.
(d) Be quiet.

4. Why does Hattie go over to talk to Perilee?
(a) Ask her to let her oldest come stay with Hattie.
(b) Tell her she shot an elk and is willing to share.
(c) Tell her about the bear.
(d) Ask her advice.

5. What is one of Hattie's daily challenges?
(a) To milk the cow without injury or loss of milk.
(b) To finish the inside of her house.
(c) To not feel lonely.
(d) To set a couple fence posts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Perilee say she is too busy to do?

2. What does Rooster Jim offer to do as he is riding by one day?

3. Who picks up Hattie for the dance?

4. Who brings Plug home?

5. What does Taft say might be a problem in the community?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens the next day after the dance to the Mueller's barn?

2. What does Hattie write to Uncle Holt and Charlie and who mails them for her?

3. Describe the interaction between Traft and Hattie on April 2.

4. Where does Hattie go on Sunday where she has not yet been, and how is she initially greeted?

5. What does Karl say Hattie needs to do about plowing, and how does Hattie feel about plowing?

6. Who helps Hattie in the field the next day and how does he respond to her thanks?

7. What is the first homesteading lesson Hattie learns the next morning as she goes to draw water for her coffee?

8. What happens when Hattie is sixteen that jeopardizes her finishing school?

9. How does Violet lose part of her tail?

10. How does Hattie find a small source of income for herself?

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