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

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?
(a) 15 cents.
(b) 50 cents.
(c) 25 cents.
(d) 75 cents.

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

4. How tall is Vera?
(a) 5 feet 6 inches.
(b) 5 feet 2 inches.
(c) 5 feet 11 inches.
(d) 5 feet 9 inches.

5. In Chapter 4, what has Alec asked Rita Benger, the hotel cook, to fix for supper?
(a) Roast beef.
(b) Lamb chops.
(c) Fried chicken.
(d) Roast pork.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long did Vera go out with the housepainter before she slept with him?

3. What did Daniel's father do for a living?

4. How much does Alec offer to pay Daniel if he finds the missing steer?

5. In Chapter 9, how many years has Alec tried to get his tenant, Marker to seed a pasture to flax?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Vera do when she and some of her army companions went to visit New York City?

2. What does Daniel like to do every night after supper in Chapter 7?

3. What does Alec remember about Vera's absence?

4. How is Alec teaching Daniel to drive?

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

6. Why does Daniel think that he will not make friends in Connaught?

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

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

9. What does Vera look like?

10. What caused Vera to hate her father?

(see the answer keys)

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