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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Shadow of Death, The Shed, the Diviner, Beginnings, Middles, and Ends, and The Rattler.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are the graves of those who died in the tragedy that struck the town after Ned's death?
(a) On the lot behind Miss Sadie's.
(b) In a yard next to the burned-out church.
(c) In a meadow with an ancient oak tree.
(d) Near the now-abandoned mine.

2. How big is the catfish Jinx brings home to Shady?
(a) Ten pounds.
(b) Twenty pounds.
(c) Fifteen pounds.
(d) Five pounds.

3. Where does Abilene find her lost item?
(a) In a cupboard in Shady's kitchen.
(b) In her teacher's desk at the school.
(c) Hanging from Miss Sadie's porch.
(d) Under the stairs at Mr. Underhill's.

4. What does Ned ask Jinx to do in his letter?
(a) Send him a cloth handkerchief.
(b) Take a girl and go to the lake.
(c) Take his lure and go fishing.
(d) Send him a dried flower.

5. What do Abilene, Lettie, and Ruthanne plan to use to identify the person who wrote the note they believe is from the Rattler?
(a) The paper.
(b) The ink.
(c) The handwriting.
(d) Fingerprints.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the sheriff come to get from Shady?

2. What kind of game does Abilene play as she walks to Miss Sadie's?

3. What does Abilene gather for Miss Sadie while her friends Lettie and Ruthanne are out of town?

4. How does Miss Sadie react, when Abilene tries to find a pot in a locked area?

5. How does Abilene clean herself after leaving the train?

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