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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 drowsy is Annis when she is removed from the hole?
(a) As a gopher snake.
(b) As a kingsnake.
(c) As a timber rattlesnake.
(d) As an oak-leaf rattler.

2. When Annis disposes of the water to wash the husband's body, what does Aza stir that makes noise?
(a) Branches of an oak.
(b) Branches of a willow.
(c) Pine boughs.
(d) Corn stalks.

3. From what surprising place did Mama Aza teach Sasha mushrooms could sprout from?
(a) Insects.
(b) Decomposing leaves.
(c) Moss.
(d) Manure.

4. What brand did Esther's grandmother and mother have on their cheeks?
(a) T.
(b) Z.
(c) M.
(d) X.

5. What color mushroom does Annis look for to heal the man from yellow fever?
(a) Orange.
(b) Cream.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Red.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days does the lady locked herself in the room with her dead husband?

2. What can Annis smell when she is thrown on the pantry floor after being taken out of the hole?

3. How many hands drag Annis to the hole?

4. In Chapter 9 after eating rabbit and mushrooms, what taste does Annis long for?

5. What does Cora say is the best to eat when they can get it?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does the lady go after she buys Annis?

2. What is Annis tempted to do when she brings the mushroom tonic to the man?

3. What is the hole like?

4. What happens to Emil when he damages a hatchet?

5. What is a surprising way that mushrooms grow?

6. What does Aza tell Annis happens to the dead?

7. What memory of running does Annis have after she buries her hair?

8. How is the sugar cane harvested?

9. Why does Annis get sent to the hole?

10. What do Annis and the others eat in the morning in Chapter 9?

(see the answer keys)

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