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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. Who is Jeannie's father?
(a) Bob.
(b) Ray.
(c) Chic.
(d) Arnie.
2. What Latin phrase is on the Kansas state flag?
(a) Veni vidi vici - I came, I saw, I conquered.
(b) Carpe diem - Seize the day.
(c) Ad astra per aspera - to the stars through difficulties.
(d) Dulce periculum - Danger is sweet.
3. When was Smarsh's father born?
(a) Christmas Day in 1950.
(b) Christmas Day in 1960.
(c) Labor Day in 1955.
(d) Halloween in 1955.
4. What is Smarsh's nickname as a child?
(a) Lou.
(b) Sweetie.
(c) Candy.
(d) Barb.
5. Why did Betty and Smarsh leave Betty's new house in the middle of the night in Chapter 3?
(a) It had a gas leak.
(b) The water was shut off.
(c) There was no heat.
(d) It was infested with cockroaches.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Smarsh's grandfather carve the year she was born?
2. What is Smarsh's father's name?
3. Which town did Smarsh begin kindergarten in?
4. In Chapter 2, what life-threatening occurrences befell Smarsh many times?
5. How does Nick lose his pole barn in Chapter 2?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Part I, what happens with Jeannie that Betty takes to heart because she thinks it symbolizes her failures as a mother?
2. What kind of parallel does Smarsh draw between the kittens in Part II and farming families?
3. In Part I, what is one main reason Betty says yes when Arnie asks her to dance the first time they meet?
4. How does Nick's pole barn burn down?
5. Why was Nick's barn burning down such a blow to Smarsh's family?
6. What kinds of health epidemics does Smarsh say rural families often face today?
7. In Part I, what do Smarsh's parents do around the Fourth of July to make a significant amount of money?
8. What birthday does Smarsh's father have that Smarsh feels is a sort of poetic for him?
9. Why does Smarsh address her child that has never been conceived or born as "August?"
10. What skill did Jeannie and Nick both have in common?
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