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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 time did Vera leave Stanley's the first time she met him?
(a) 5 a.m.
(b) 8 a.m.
(c) 4:30 a.m.
(d) 7:30 a.m.

2. What are temperatures the day after Christmas in Chapter 15?
(a) -5.
(b) -40.
(c) -25.
(d) -18.

3. How much money does Stutz offer to lend Vera?
(a) $1,500.
(b) $2,500.
(c) $2,000.
(d) $3,000.

4. In Chapter 12, what does Alec allow to grow around the garden shed at Vera's request?
(a) Coneflowers.
(b) Little Bluestem.
(c) Goldenrod.
(d) Purple Prairie Clover.

5. How much land did Alec buy when he bought the farm where Markham is a tenant?
(a) 410 acres.
(b) 230 acres.
(c) 320 acres.
(d) 540 acres.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Earl went to the hospital, where did Alec say he was?

2. in Chapter 15, when does Alec remember that Stutz claimed the job at the garage?

3. During summer vacation in Chapter 18, how long does Daniel work for his mother?

4. How did a fire start in Earl's wheat crop?

5. What does Vera start thinking she will fix for her father to eat in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conversation do Alec and Daniel have about Earl in Chapter 11?

2. How does Vera's business pick up at the cafe?

3. Why does Daniel not tell his mother that he is seeing his grandfather?

4. Why did Stutz call out the town's fire brigade after Earl set the field on fire?

5. Why does Vera wait two weeks before announcing that she will borrow the money from Stutz?

6. How does Alec feel once he realizes that Vera and Daniel are gone for good?

7. In Chapter 14, why is Vera so upset in the weeks before Christmas?

8. In Chapter 11, what does Vera do when Alec wears a hat to dinner?

9. Why does Daniel play hooky in May in Chapter 18?

10. Why does Vera buy a television and where does she put it?

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