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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. At the beginning of Chapter 10, what is the name of the housepainter Vera remembers?
(a) Rick.
(b) Dave.
(c) Bob.
(d) Mark.

2. In how many exercise books did Vera's husband keep a diary?
(a) 2.
(b) 9.
(c) 8.
(d) 6.

3. How old is Vera?
(a) 33.
(b) 36.
(c) 35.
(d) 31.

4. How old was Alec's cousin Rose when a man named Billy Atkins liked to tease her?
(a) 16.
(b) 15.
(c) 14.
(d) 17.

5. How did Alec's wife die?
(a) Fell down the second-story stairs.
(b) Fell down the basement stairs.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Drowned.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Stutz worked for Alec?

2. In Chapter 2, what color did Daniel paint Pooch's toenails?

3. What does Daniel say that he and his friend Lyle drank that Lyle's mother hid under the kitchen sink?

4. When Alec's wife was alive, what was the only garden chore he had?

5. What type of berries does Alec want to hunt in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Alec teaching Daniel to drive?

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

3. When did Alec become a success and how?

4. What happened when Alec lost Earl during a Dominion Day celebration?

5. Who cleans up for Alec and why?

6. How did Martha die?

7. Why does Daniel like his grandfather?

8. What does the young man on the bus offer Vera, and how does Daniel interrupt?

9. What does Alec say about Yankee fans?

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

(see the answer keys)

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