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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. How late did Dover tell Alec that Earl had the horses out one night?
(a) 9:30.
(b) 8:30.
(c) 9.
(d) 8.
2. When does Vera decide that she needs to teach Daniel to dance?
(a) October 25.
(b) October 19.
(c) October 11.
(d) October 23.
3. In Chapter 11, when does Alec remember that he told Dover he would be out to see Earl?
(a) 45 minutes.
(b) 20 minutes.
(c) A couple hours.
(d) After supper.
4. What is the name of the man who arranges for Vera to cook and have a party for the workers in Chapter 17?
(a) Francisco.
(b) Domingo.
(c) Rodrigo.
(d) Alfonso.
5. What is the first dance Vera tries to teach Daniel?
(a) Foxtrot.
(b) Butterfly.
(c) Polka.
(d) Waltz.
Short Answer Questions
1. What free refreshments does Vera serve on the opening day of the cafe?
2. 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?
3. How long were Vera and Stanley married before he died?
4. In Chapter 17, how many people does Vera hire for the cafe when the workers who are paving the streets and sidewalks start patronizing her cafe?
5. How did a fire start in Earl's wheat crop?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do Vera and Daniel move their things in Chapter 14?
2. Why does Daniel play hooky in May in Chapter 18?
3. How does Vera act when she gets discouraged and neglected?
4. What did Alec try to get Earl to do after he graduated from high school and why?
5. Why does Vera buy a television and where does she put it?
6. What idea does Stutz give Vera for work?
7. What advice does Alec give Daniel about dancing?
8. Why is November a difficult time for Vera?
9. Why does Vera wait two weeks before announcing that she will borrow the money from Stutz?
10. Why did Stutz call out the town's fire brigade after Earl set the field on fire?
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