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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the news Osbert has when he enters the house after Daisy has written a letter to Leah?
(a) That there is an outbreak of smallpox.
(b) That the U.S. has been bombed.
(c) That he is joining the army.
(d) That Aunt Penn is dead.

2. Who does Daisy discover is providing the food being rationed to the families in the area?
(a) The American military.
(b) The English military.
(c) The German military.
(d) She doesn't know.

3. What kind of fish does Piper catch?
(a) A catfish.
(b) A minnow.
(c) A perch.
(d) A trout.

4. When do the men say rationing will start?
(a) In a few months.
(b) Any day.
(c) Never.
(d) By Christmas.

5. What kind of blanket does Daisy use on her bed?
(a) A crocheted afghan.
(b) A patchwork quilt.
(c) A sleeping bag.
(d) A black sheep blanket.

6. What does Aunt Penn say the children can do to get some money until she can get home?
(a) Go to the bank.
(b) Pawn some of her jewelry.
(c) Get the money she has hidden in the cookie jar.
(d) Sell a couple of goats.

7. Where do the children go each day?
(a) To the train station in case Aunt Penn comes home.
(b) To a neighbor's house to watch news on television.
(c) To the village.
(d) To the police station in search of news.

8. How often does Daisy's father want to talk about Daisy's mother?
(a) Never.
(b) Only around the holidays.
(c) Only when he's drunk.
(d) Whenever Daisy has questions.

9. What are the items Daisy and Edmond buy in the village the day after the war officially begins?
(a) Sugar and flour.
(b) Bottled water and canned food.
(c) Candles and matches.
(d) Sodas and gasoline.

10. What does Piper use to decorate Ding's horns while the children are playing near the river?
(a) Hay.
(b) Blossoms from a plum tree.
(c) Poppies and daisies.
(d) Wild roses.

11. What does Daisy say all the kids are thinking though no one says it out loud?
(a) That they wish someone would take them in.
(b) That they want to stick together.
(c) That they're afraid of what's going to happen.
(d) That they don't care about the war.

12. Which of the following is NOT one of the rumors being circulated about the Queen?
(a) That she's one of them.
(b) That she's bearing up.
(c) That she's in prison.
(d) That she's breaking down.

13. Why does the family keep animals, according to Osbert?
(a) For protection.
(b) For decoration.
(c) For food in case of a shortage during the war.
(d) For showing in the fair.

14. Who usually milks the goats?
(a) Edmond.
(b) Piper.
(c) Aunt Penn.
(d) Isaac.

15. How old is Edmond when Daisy meets him for the first time?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Fourteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What document do the men ask for from Daisy?

2. What is the room at the short side of the "L-shaped" farmhouse?

3. How many kids are staring at Daisy through the window of the vehicle when she first sees them at the farm?

4. What is under the bed in Daisy's room?

5. What kind of car does Daisy ride in from the airport to her cousins' home?

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