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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much sleep does Vera get in Chapter 17 before she wakes worrying if she locked the cafe door or turned off the grill?
(a) An hour or two.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 3 hours.
(d) 3-4 hours.

2. How much land did Alec buy when he bought the farm where Markham is a tenant?
(a) 230 acres.
(b) 320 acres.
(c) 410 acres.
(d) 540 acres.

3. In Chapter 12, where does Alec start his morning?
(a) Sitting on his front perch.
(b) Fields.
(c) Barn.
(d) Sitting at the kitchen table.

4. What does Alec decide to take to Stutz in Chapter 11?
(a) Corn.
(b) Bottle.
(c) Watermelon.
(d) Pumpkin.

5. In Chapter 11, what time does Alec awake in Chapter 11 in front of the television?
(a) 2:30.
(b) Well past 2.
(c) Around 3.
(d) 12:30.

6. How is Daniel treated in school in Chapter 12?
(a) Beaten up.
(b) Befriended.
(c) Bullied.
(d) Ignored.

7. For how long does Vera spend cleaning the cafe?
(a) A week.
(b) 6 days.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 2 weeks.

8. When does Vera decide that she needs to teach Daniel to dance?
(a) October 23.
(b) October 25.
(c) October 11.
(d) October 19.

9. In Chapter 15, how long has the old Bluebird Cafe been empty?
(a) 18 months.
(b) 10 months.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 3 years.

10. When the streets and sidewalks are being paved in Connaught, how many men does Vera serve meals three times a day, seven days a week?
(a) 35.
(b) 20.
(c) 30.
(d) 25.

11. In Chapter 17, how many people does Vera hire for the cafe when the workers who are paving the streets and sidewalks start patronizing her cafe?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

12. What month is it in Chapter 12?
(a) July.
(b) October.
(c) August.
(d) September.

13. In Chapter 17, who is Vera's one regular customer?
(a) The butcher.
(b) The jeweller.
(c) A drayman.
(d) The Lutheran preacher.

14. In Chapter 14, what does Vera rent to live in?
(a) Shed.
(b) Apartment.
(c) Three-room shack.
(d) Room in a boarding house.

15. What month does Vera remember that she set her sights on Stanley?
(a) December.
(b) November.
(c) October.
(d) September.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of the churches in town does Alec say that Stutz had been to looking for a wife?

2. In Chapter 11, what sport do Daniel and his grandfather watch after the news?

3. When does Vera try to raise a Christmas tree in Chapter 14?

4. How many years of smoke and grease cake the walls of the cafe when Vera tackles cleaning it?

5. Where did the doctor in Chapter 16 want to send Earl?

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