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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many dates has Vera had in the last ten years in Chapter 10?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

2. When Alec's wife was alive, what was the only garden chore he had?
(a) Planting seeds.
(b) Pulling weeds.
(c) Digging the potatoes.
(d) Tilling the soil.

3. What color is the brick in the back wall of the hardware store?
(a) Red.
(b) White.
(c) Brown.
(d) Yellow.

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

5. How many times a day is a siren heard in Connaught?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

6. What color eyes do Daniel and Vera have?
(a) Brown.
(b) Gray.
(c) Blue.
(d) Green.

7. In Chapter 10, what baseball player does Alec tout to Daniel?
(a) Willie Mays.
(b) Ted Williams.
(c) Mickey Mantle.
(d) Joe DiMaggio.

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

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

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

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

12. How old was Martha when she died?
(a) 46.
(b) 44.
(c) 41.
(d) 42.

13. When was Vera discharged from the army?
(a) 1947.
(b) 1944.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1946.

14. What did Thomas break when he followed Vera to a shop?
(a) Sign.
(b) Flower pot.
(c) Door.
(d) Window.

15. How many winters did Alec work cutting ice?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 1.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alec pay his grandson to do in Chapter 7?

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. How does Vera carry her important papers?

4. Where does Alec keep ten-pound sacks of potatoes for people to take for free?

5. How old was the housepainter Vera dated for a time?

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