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

2. What baseball team does Daniel cheer for in Chapter 10?
(a) Giants.
(b) Red Sox.
(c) Yankees.
(d) Dodgers.

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

4. What color is the brick in the back wall of the hardware store?
(a) Brown.
(b) Red.
(c) Yellow.
(d) White.

5. How much does Alec offer to pay Daniel if he finds the missing steer?
(a) $3.
(b) $1.
(c) $5.
(d) $10.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Vera when she left home?

2. Where was Billy Atkins working when Alec confronted him about teasing Alec's cousin Rose?

3. How old does Daniel say his father was when he died of heart trouble?

4. How old is Lyle Gardiner?

5. What was Alec's occupation until he was 52?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Alec remember doing in his dream in Chapter 1?

3. What does Vera have Daniel collect at the end of Chapter 5?

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

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

6. When did Alec become a success and how?

7. What is the only change Alec has made to his house since Vera left, and why is it pink?

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

9. Why does Daniel like his grandfather?

10. How did Martha die?

(see the answer keys)

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