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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. What grade did Vera finish in school?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 11.
(d) 9.

2. In Chapter 10, what baseball player does Alec tout to Daniel?
(a) Joe DiMaggio.
(b) Willie Mays.
(c) Mickey Mantle.
(d) Ted Williams.

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

4. How old is Lyle Gardiner?
(a) 13.
(b) 15.
(c) 14.
(d) 12.

5. What color toilet does Alec have in the bathroom in his house?
(a) Pink.
(b) White.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many cattle are missing in Chapter 9?

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?

3. How does Vera carry her important papers?

4. How long has Stutz worked for Alec?

5. When was Vera discharged from the army?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Vera look like?

2. How is Alec teaching Daniel to drive?

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

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

5. How did Martha die?

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

7. Who cleans up for Alec and why?

8. When did Alec become a success and how?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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