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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Jet such a valuable commodity?
(a) He is trained to carry messages.
(b) He alerts the family to intruders.
(c) There is no fuel for the vehicles used to herd animals.
(d) He chases animals out of the garden.

2. What does Daisy feel when she thinks back on Joe's death later that night?
(a) Anger that he got Major McEvoy killed.
(b) Fear that she'll die as well.
(c) Sadness that she wasn't nicer to him.
(d) Frustration that the war is happening.

3. What are the military officials eating for lunch on the day they arrive to take over the house?
(a) Chicken and dumplings.
(b) Potatoes and onlins.
(c) Sandwiches.
(d) Rice and beans.

4. Why does Piper say they should catch and kill a rabbit?
(a) Rabbits are high in vitamins.
(b) To have fat to cook with.
(c) They need meat in their diet.
(d) There are many rabbits and they're easy to catch.

5. How does Jet prove his value in this area?
(a) He barks when someone comes near.
(b) He takes a message to Edmond.
(c) He brings Alby to Major McEvoy.
(d) He chases rabbits from the garden.

6. How long does the occupation last?
(a) Thirty-nine days.
(b) Eleven weeks.
(c) Nine months.
(d) Seven years.

7. Why does Piper say she can't send Jet to look for Gin?
(a) She's certain Gin is dead.
(b) Jet doesn't know where to look.
(c) She can't explain that to him.
(d) Jet is too weak to go looking.

8. What is the name of the village near the home Piper and Daisy are taken to?
(a) Jester Court.
(b) Link-up Downs.
(c) Reston Bridge.
(d) Village South.

9. What does Major McEvoy say was one of the first things to be taken over by the enemy?
(a) Petrol.
(b) Trains and planes.
(c) Food.
(d) Ammunition.

10. What do Piper and Daisy do while Mrs. McEvoy is crying in grief over her husband's death?
(a) Begin digging a grave.
(b) Go to sleep.
(c) Gather their belongings.
(d) Try to keep Alby busy and out of the way.

11. What is the dream Edmond and Daisy have that night?
(a) That Piper was calling out to them.
(b) That there was no one left in the world but them.
(c) That they were being separated.
(d) That they would live happily ever after.

12. What is Meadow Brook Farm famous for?
(a) Being the home of a famous poet.
(b) Being the largest dairy farm in fifty miles.
(c) Being the summer home of the Queen.
(d) Being the largest apple orchard in the county.

13. Why does Daisy believe Dr. Jameson might have had something to do with the arrival of the British military?
(a) Because he'd said he would send the authorities.
(b) Because the officials said he'd sent them.
(c) She doesn't think he sent them.
(d) Because he'd been their only visitor just a few days earlier.

14. What month is it when Daisy and Piper arrive at Gateshead Farm?
(a) September.
(b) October.
(c) December.
(d) November.

15. What does Mrs. McEvoy say about Piper?
(a) That she's too skinny.
(b) That she's adorable.
(c) That she needs a haircut.
(d) That she's too heavy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Daisy learn from Edmond about the time she "hears" the cry of a newborn baby?

2. Where does Daisy say she wound up when she returned to New York?

3. Which of the following is NOT one of the questions posed by the British Army official who comes to see Daisy and the cousins?

4. What is the weather like on the day Piper and Daisy go fishing?

5. Which of the following is NOT among the items Daisy takes as she and Piper are preparing to leave the McEvoy house?

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