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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who arrives in town along with Devlin and Burton when they return?
(a) A presidential candidate.
(b) The governor.
(c) The medical examiner.
(d) The sheriff.

2. What weapon does Uncle Finn use to threaten Jinx?
(a) A knife.
(b) A gun.
(c) A bottle.
(d) A club.

3. Who does Abilene realize is actually the Rattler?
(a) Sister Redempta.
(b) Shady.
(c) Miss Sadie.
(d) Mr. Gillen.

4. What disease is spreading through the country in 1918?
(a) Spanish influenza.
(b) Cholera.
(c) Yellow fever.
(d) Bronchitis.

5. Where do Abilene, Lettie, and Ruthanne play on July 3, 1936?
(a) The river.
(b) The school playground.
(c) The town park.
(d) The town fountain.

6. When Miss Sadie picks up her story of Jinx and Ned on August 11, 1936, what does she begin with?
(a) A horse passing by.
(b) A train arriving.
(c) A thunder storm approaching.
(d) A dog running down the street.

7. What is the coffin that Shady, Jinx, and Donal bury filled with?
(a) Papers.
(b) Rocks.
(c) Dirt.
(d) Miricle elixir.

8. What does Abilene discover Shady doing at night in the woods?
(a) Searching for a burial mound.
(b) Burying his valuables.
(c) Talking to a shadowy figure.
(d) Giving supplies to travelers.

9. Why do the townspeople want the same land Devlin want?
(a) They want to drive Devlin out of business.
(b) They want to build a place for workers to live and grow food.
(c) They want leverage to get Devlin to treat workers better.
(d) They want to start their own competing mine.

10. What sound startles Uncle Finn, causing him to stumble?
(a) A bell.
(b) A howling.
(c) Thunder.
(d) A rattle.

11. Where on Miss Sadie's property does Abilene try to go to find a pot?
(a) A closet.
(b) A cellar.
(c) A shed.
(d) A cistern.

12. Where is the hidden compartment where Shady hides Jinx?
(a) In the bar.
(b) In the floor.
(c) Behind the bed.
(d) In the stockroom.

13. Where are Jinx and Shady headed when they run into the sheriff on September 1, 1918?
(a) The post office.
(b) Widow Cane's property.
(c) Shady's place.
(d) Devlin's mines.

14. How long is Miss Sadie out of the country before she can return to try to reunite with her son?
(a) Several months.
(b) Several days.
(c) Several weeks.
(d) Several years.

15. What attainment did Mrs. Evans' daughter achieve in 1918?
(a) Girls baseball MVP.
(b) School newspaper editor-in-chief.
(c) Prom queen.
(d) Senior class president.

Short Answer Questions

1. Does Sheriff Dean lie to the Missouri sheriff?

2. What word does Abilene look up in the dictionary?

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

4. What does Shady give to the man from the government who comes to his bar?

5. What does Abilene find in Miss Sadie's death?

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