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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What author did Summer read on Christmas Day?
(a) Phyllis Whitney.
(b) Julia Hoban.
(c) Jane Austen.
(d) Dianna Wynne Jones.

2. What special gift did May save for a long time to get for Ob?
(a) Cruise.
(b) Plane saw.
(c) Router.
(d) New car.

3. What type of deodorant does Summer mention that she thinks Cletus uses?
(a) Ban.
(b) Old Spice.
(c) Right Guard.
(d) Degree.

4. Where does Joe Underwood work?
(a) Factory.
(b) Machine shop.
(c) Moving company.
(d) Grocery store.

5. What was the subject of a puzzle that Cletus brought at Christmastime?
(a) Great Pyramids.
(b) Eiffel Tower.
(c) Leaning Tower of Pisa.
(d) Sphinx.

6. What state do Ob and Summer live in?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) West Virginia.

7. What cartoon character was used for whirligigs where Summer used to live?
(a) Marmaduke.
(b) Garfield
(c) Snoopy.
(d) Popeye.

8. When Summer looks at Cletus in his hat with the earflaps, who does he remind her of?
(a) An aviator.
(b) A cousin.
(c) Red Baron.
(d) Snoopy.

9. What type of chips did May have in her cabinets the first day that Summer was at May's home?
(a) Pringles.
(b) Doritos.
(c) Ruffles.
(d) Lays.

10. How many pieces did the puzzle have that Cletus brought Ob at Christmas?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 500.
(c) 750.
(d) 250.

11. What color hair did May have?
(a) Gray.
(b) Salt and pepper.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Black.

12. When Cletus first moved to the area where Summer lives, what did he collect?
(a) Buttons.
(b) Wrapping paper.
(c) Potato chip bags.
(d) Pictures.

13. What dead plants does Summer see outside when Ob tries to contact May in Chapter 5?
(a) Bushes.
(b) Roses and daisies.
(c) Dead beans and broccoli.
(d) Weeds.

14. What color handkerchief does Ob have in his pocket in Chapter 2?
(a) Gray.
(b) Blue.
(c) Red.
(d) White.

15. What was May doing when she died?
(a) Baking a cake.
(b) Gardening.
(c) Going for a walk.
(d) Attending church.

Short Answer Questions

1. What county does Ob live in?

2. During his first visit, how long did Cletus stay and visit with Ob and Summer?

3. In Chapter 5, what does Summer realize is one of Cletus' gifts?

4. How old was Cletus when he died and came back to life?

5. In what city does Joe Underwood work?

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