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

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

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

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

5. What was Alec's occupation until he was 52?
(a) Truck driver.
(b) Milkman.
(c) Farmer.
(d) Drayman.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Vera discharged from the army?

2. How long does it take Vera and Daniel to ride from Ontario to Saskatchewan on the bus?

3. What month does Vera come back to Connaught with Daniel?

4. In Chapter 9, what direction does Alec search when he is looking for the steer he thinks Marker stole?

5. When did Earl tell Vera in a letter that his father hired Stutz?

Short Essay Questions

1. When and where did Bob the housepainter propose to Vera, and how did he respond?

2. What arrangements are made for Vera and her son?

3. What type of marker is on Martha's grave?

4. What does Vera look like?

5. In Chapter 8, why did Vera quit writing Earl?

6. Why does Daniel like his grandfather?

7. When did Alec become a success and how?

8. Who cleans up for Alec and why?

9. How does Vera meet Stanley?

10. Who are Vera and Daniel's fellow passengers on the bus in Chapter 2?

(see the answer keys)

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