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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 is the name of the man who arranges for Vera to cook and have a party for the workers in Chapter 17?
(a) Rodrigo.
(b) Domingo.
(c) Francisco.
(d) Alfonso.

2. What type of concert did Vera get Stanley to attend with her?
(a) Flute.
(b) Orchestra.
(c) Harpsichord.
(d) Organ.

3. What time does Alec remember that Stutz recommended they go check Earl's crop when Earl was learning to be a farmer?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 4:30.
(d) 5:30.

4. What month does Vera remember that she set her sights on Stanley?
(a) October.
(b) September.
(c) November.
(d) December.

5. When the boom comes to Connaught, how many hours does Vera work a day, seven days a week?
(a) 15.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Stutz offer to lend Vera?

2. In Chapter 15, how long has the old Bluebird Cafe been empty?

3. In Chapter 12, what does Alec allow to grow around the garden shed at Vera's request?

4. When the streets and sidewalks are being paved in Connaught, how many men does Vera serve meals three times a day, seven days a week?

5. When Vera is preparing the cafe to open, where does Alec start spending more of his time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the doctor have to say about Earl when Alec and Stuz brought him to town after he started the fire?

2. How did Vera get Stanley to go out with her?

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

4. How is business at Vera's cafe when she first opens compared to the business her father has?

5. Why does Vera prefer John F. Kennedy for the United States president?

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

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

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

9. How does Vera act when she gets discouraged and neglected?

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

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