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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ode to the Rattler, Drawing Straws, Miss Sadie's Diving Parlor and Distribution.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word does Abilene look up in the dictionary?
(a) Habitual.
(b) Ubiquitous.
(c) Insidious.
(d) Manifest.

2. What kind of snack do the girls eat with their sandwiches while they are out searching?
(a) Gingersnaps.
(b) Oatmeal crisps.
(c) Lady fingers.
(d) Jelly beans.

3. What kind of sandwiches do the girls eat while they are out searching?
(a) Pastrami.
(b) Peanut butter.
(c) Tuna fish.
(d) Liverwurst.

4. Who talks to Abilene about the embarrassment of foreign names?
(a) The post office clerk.
(b) The butcher.
(c) The barber.
(d) The sheriff.

5. Who does Jinx blame for Ned going to war?
(a) Himself.
(b) Shady.
(c) Mr. Underhill.
(d) Ned.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much liquor does the sheriff demand from Shady by the next day?

2. Who builds Miss Sadie's gate?

3. When Ruthanne's uncle comes back the next morning to investigate the sound, what does he find in one of his traps?

4. How well-made is Miss Sadie's gate?

5. What item in Miss Sadie's story seems similar to something Abilene found?

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