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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 does Edmond say when Daisy asks if he ever thinks about dying?
(a) Only since the war began.
(b) Never.
(c) All the time.
(d) She doesn't ask him.

2. What is the farmhouse made of?
(a) White boards.
(b) Yellow stone.
(c) White slate.
(d) Yellow pine.

3. What is "scooting around" the yard behind a bunch of ducks?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Cats.
(c) Geese.
(d) Rabbits.

4. What does Daisy say is the thing that "mostly" changes everything?
(a) Edmond.
(b) Her father's marriage.
(c) Her mother's death.
(d) The war.

5. What is the nickname Daisy has for her stepmother?
(a) Debra the Devil.
(b) The Wicked Witch of the West.
(c) Davina the Diabolical.
(d) Wanda the Wicked.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who brings Daisy blankets for her bed?

2. What is the outing the cousins have planned for the day?

3. What is the statue in one corner of the garden?

4. Why does Daisy say the family gets four pints of milk as part of their daily rations?

5. How often does Daisy's father want to talk about Daisy's mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Major McEvoy's answer when Daisy asks if there was ever really a smallpox epidemic?

2. Describe the visit by the two men from the council.

3. How does the army official driving Daisy and Piper to their new home interacts with the invading army officials who have checkpoints set up, and what is Daisy's reaction to this interaction?

4. List three details about the farmhouse.

5. What does Daisy expect of her Aunt Penn and why does she have these expectations?

6. What does Daisy feel when she arrives at the farmhouse, especially when she's shown to the room she'll use during her stay, and what does she say about that feeling?

7. Describe the conversation in which Piper asks Daisy if she loves Edmond.

8. What is the news the military official has for the five children when he arrives and what is Osbert's reaction?

9. Describe the connection Daisy has with Edmond and how she explains it.

10. What are the rumors about the food being supplied and where is it really coming from?

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