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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much does Alec offer to pay Daniel if he finds the missing steer?
(a) $1.
(b) $10.
(c) $5.
(d) $3.

2. How old was Vera when she left home?
(a) 20.
(b) 19.
(c) 18.
(d) 21.

3. Where does Alec keep ten-pound sacks of potatoes for people to take for free?
(a) Beside the gas pumps at his garage.
(b) At his men's wear store.
(c) On his front porch.
(d) On his back porch.

4. How old was the housepainter Vera dated for a time?
(a) 38.
(b) 41.
(c) 39.
(d) 36.

5. What grade did Vera finish in school?
(a) 9.
(b) 8.
(c) 10.
(d) 11.

6. What month does Vera come back to Connaught with Daniel?
(a) June.
(b) May.
(c) August.
(d) July.

7. What is the name of the lake where Alec remembers seeing his father standing?
(a) Round.
(b) Athabasca.
(c) Primrose.
(d) Diefenbaker.

8. What color shoes did Mr. Buckle want Vera to wear?
(a) Navy.
(b) Brown.
(c) Black.
(d) White.

9. What color did Vera dye her hair after her mother died?
(a) Red.
(b) Blonde.
(c) Pink.
(d) Black.

10. In Chapter 9, what direction does Alec search when he is looking for the steer he thinks Marker stole?
(a) South.
(b) East.
(c) North.
(d) West.

11. How old is Vera?
(a) 33.
(b) 35.
(c) 36.
(d) 31.

12. Where was Billy Atkins working when Alec confronted him about teasing Alec's cousin Rose?
(a) Gravel pit.
(b) Field.
(c) Lake.
(d) Woods.

13. Where were Vera and Daniel when the housepainter asked her to marry him?
(a) In line to get a ticket for the merry-go-round.
(b) Watching fireworks.
(c) State fair.
(d) Walking down the street.

14. In Chapter 7, what time does Daniel awake and find his grandfather watching him sleep?
(a) 2 a.m.
(b) 1 a.m.
(c) 4 a.m.
(d) 3 a.m.

15. What does Alec pay his grandson to do in Chapter 7?
(a) Repairs around the house.
(b) Wash the truck.
(c) Work in the garden.
(d) Run errands.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the brick in the back wall of the hardware store?

2. How much did Lyle Gardiner charge Pooch's fireman boyfriend for every hour Lyle stayed away from the apartment when the fireman was there?

3. What does Alec dream in Chapter 1?

4. When does Vera remember that she met the housepainter she dated for a time?

5. How old does Daniel say his father was when he died of heart trouble?

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