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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jinx say happened to his father?
(a) He went to jail.
(b) He died.
(c) He took a job in Europe.
(d) He left.

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

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

4. What item in Miss Sadie's story seems similar to something Abilene found?
(a) A robe.
(b) A shoe.
(c) A fishing lure.
(d) A bottle.

5. How well-made is Miss Sadie's gate?
(a) Very well made, so that teh builder gets many other jobs.
(b) Not very well made, but sturdy enough to stand.
(c) So badly made that it falls down immediately.
(d) Well made, but not as well made as the builder's next gate.

6. What does Hattie Mae offer Abilene?
(a) A sandwich.
(b) A cookie.
(c) A piece of cake.
(d) A piece of pie.

7. What ride does Ned want to go on with Pearl Ann?
(a) The swing ride.
(b) The tilt-a-whirl.
(c) The ferris wheel.
(d) The carousel.

8. What does Abilene walk toward after leaving the train?
(a) A grove of trees.
(b) A field of corn.
(c) A large house.
(d) A small general store.

9. What does Jinx do with his share of the money?
(a) He buys a gun.
(b) He buys a new bell for the school.
(c) He gives the money to Shady.
(d) He buys the Victory Quilt.

10. What profession does Mr. Delvin's son have?
(a) Soldier.
(b) Writer.
(c) Salesman.
(d) Miner.

11. Who interrupts Abilene while she is reading the letters she's found?
(a) Two girls from school.
(b) Sister Redempta and a boy from school.
(c) Miss Sadie and Shady.
(d) Shady and Hattie Mae.

12. Where did Jinx live in Manifest?
(a) With Hadley Gillen.
(b) With Miss Sadie.
(c) With Shady.
(d) With Mr. Underhill.

13. How much does Abilene give Miss Sadie for a fortune?
(a) A half-dollar.
(b) A quarter.
(c) A dollar.
(d) A dime.

14. What has happened to Billy Claton's mother?
(a) She has fainted.
(b) She has injured her leg.
(c) She has had a baby.
(d) She has gotten pneumonia.

15. What does the sheriff do with Jinx's catfish?
(a) He throws it out.
(b) He drops it.
(c) He takes a picture of it.
(d) He steals it.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Ned have?

2. How big is the catfish Jinx brings home to Shady?

3. Who becomes the first prime suspect to be the "Rattler"?

4. Who refuses the immigrant woman's quilt square?

5. Why doesn't Abilene look at what she found the previous evening before leaving for school?

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