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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What grades pick rocks out of the football field before the season starts?
(a) 8 and 9.
(b) 6 and 7.
(c) 5 and 6.
(d) 7 and 8.

2. How late does Vera work cleaning the cafe everyday in Chapter 17?
(a) 6 p.m.
(b) 10 p.m.
(c) 8 p.m.
(d) Midnight.

3. in Chapter 15, when does Alec remember that Stutz claimed the job at the garage?
(a) 11 years ago.
(b) 17 years ago.
(c) Around 12 years ago.
(d) Almost 15 years ago.

4. How many regulars does Alec have that he can depend to come to the hotel in Chapter 17?
(a) About 15.
(b) Close to 20.
(c) 30.
(d) 25.

5. In Chapter 12, what does Alec allow to grow around the garden shed at Vera's request?
(a) Purple Prairie Clover.
(b) Coneflowers.
(c) Little Bluestem.
(d) Goldenrod.

6. What is the weather in Chapter 11?
(a) Clear and cool.
(b) Dry.
(c) Partly cloudy.
(d) Rainy.

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

8. What was the name of the man that Alec hired to teach Earl farming?
(a) Dover.
(b) Richard.
(c) Williams.
(d) Martin.

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

10. Where did Earl wait the entire day that Alec was supposed to see his crop?
(a) Front porch.
(b) Farm gate.
(c) Field.
(d) Barn.

11. How old was the man Alec hired to teach Earl farming?
(a) 60.
(b) 63.
(c) 59.
(d) 57.

12. What business chooses Connaught for the company headquarters?
(a) Power company.
(b) Forestry company.
(c) Potash mine.
(d) Oil and gas company.

13. How much of a bonus do Vera's waitresses get if they get the workers out the door on time morning and noon?
(a) $2.50
(b) $2.
(c) $1.50.
(d) $3.

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

15. How many of the churches in town does Alec say that Stutz had been to looking for a wife?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What time did Vera leave Stanley's the first time she met him?

3. What free refreshments does Vera serve on the opening day of the cafe?

4. On what side of town are houses being built for the new industry in Connaught?

5. In Chapter 11, what time does Alec awake in Chapter 11 in front of the television?

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