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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Latin phrase is on the Kansas state flag?
(a) Ad astra per aspera - to the stars through difficulties.
(b) Carpe diem - Seize the day.
(c) Dulce periculum - Danger is sweet.
(d) Veni vidi vici - I came, I saw, I conquered.

2. How was Nick eventually reimbursed for the value of his barn and equipment?
(a) Through the homeowner's insurance policy in Jeannie's name.
(b) Through a local charity's contributions.
(c) Through family contrinutions.
(d) From the church's collection for Nick.

3. What was one reason Smarsh was singled out as being an outcast at her elementary school?
(a) She was the only mixed-race girl there.
(b) She was the only girl who grew up on a farm there.
(c) She took her belongings to school in a paper sack, not a backback.
(d) She had mismatched shoes.

4. Who was married to Dorothy, Smarsh's great-grandmother?
(a) Chic.
(b) Nick.
(c) Robert.
(d) Aaron.

5. When was Smarsh's father born?
(a) Halloween in 1955.
(b) Christmas Day in 1950.
(c) Labor Day in 1955.
(d) Christmas Day in 1960.

6. When did Smarsh go to New York City for the first time?
(a) 1996.
(b) 2000.
(c) 1990.
(d) 2010.

7. What hit song did Smarsh like to sing along on the radio to that Jeannie did not like?
(a) Trashy Women.
(b) Stand By Your Man.
(c) Coal Miner's Daughter.
(d) Witchy Woman.

8. What did Betty sometimes call Smarsh as a child?
(a) Sis.
(b) Sarah Smurf.
(c) Sue.
(d) Sweetie.

9. Why was health care rare where Smarsh was from, aside from the rising costs?
(a) The belief many people had that they could treat themselves.
(b) The lack of good painkillers.
(c) The rural location.
(d) The distrust people had in doctors.

10. What kind of toy did Jeannie have as a child that she was heartbroken to lose?
(a) A plastic doll.
(b) A stuffed monkey.
(c) A stuffed bear.
(d) A soft blanket.

11. What does Nick teach Smarsh how to do to fall asleep more easily?
(a) Relax parts of her body one at a time.
(b) Sing to herself.
(c) Recite poetry.
(d) Listen to music.

12. How did Smarsh's grandfather Chic die?
(a) He had a heart attack.
(b) He had prostate cancer.
(c) He was in a car accident.
(d) He had an accident involving farm equipment.

13. Who was Smarsh's paternal grandfather?
(a) Charlie.
(b) Barry.
(c) Chic.
(d) Bob.

14. How did Nick become poisoned in Chapter 2?
(a) From fertilizer fumes on the farm.
(b) By off-gassing from roofing materials.
(c) From pressure-treated lumber.
(d) Through a job transporting toxic chemicals and solvents.

15. What work did Smarsh's father primarily do?
(a) Plumbing.
(b) Legal work.
(c) Carpentry.
(d) Accountancy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Smarsh's mother say about paying retail?

2. Which American president was a native of rural Kansas?

3. Who was the first person to notice Jeannie's pregnancy?

4. Why did Betty and Smarsh leave Betty's new house in the middle of the night in Chapter 3?

5. What kind of car was Smarsh's grandmother driving when she drew up with Arnie at an intersection in Chapter 1?

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