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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose entry in the newspaper contest is the one Abilene and her friends are looking for?
(a) Mrs. Larkin's.
(b) Sherif Dean's.
(c) Miss Sadie's.
(d) Mr. Underhill's.

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

3. Where does the sheriff say the murderer his brother-in-law is looking for might be?
(a) Living in the mines.
(b) Hiding in someone's home.
(c) Camping in the woods.
(d) Hiding in the schoolyard.

4. What tragedy struck the town soon after Ned's death?
(a) A cave-in at the mine.
(b) A destructive tornado.
(c) An outbreak of illness.
(d) A destructive fire.

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

6. How does Miss Sadie react, when Abilene tries to find a pot in a locked area?
(a) Mockingly.
(b) Angrily.
(c) Helpfully.
(d) Sadly.

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

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

9. What does Abilene say in her telegram to her father?
(a) That she is ill and dying.
(b) That she is joining the military.
(c) That she is planning to kill herself.
(d) That she is running away.

10. What is the subject of Stucky Cybulskis' writing?
(a) The woods.
(b) The Rattler.
(c) Miss Sadie.
(d) Shady's liquor.

11. What forced Miss Sadie to return home after she first tried to come to America?
(a) An emergency with her parents.
(b) An eye infection.
(c) Lack of money for a bribe.
(d) A problem with her paperwork.

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

13. What does Abilene gather for Miss Sadie while her friends Lettie and Ruthanne are out of town?
(a) Sticks.
(b) Rocks.
(c) Plants.
(d) Pine cones.

14. What mood is Abilene in after talking with Hattie Mae?
(a) A happy mood.
(b) A bad mood.
(c) A sad mood.
(d) A sleepy mood.

15. What locations are popular with the rich because of the disease epidemic?
(a) Snow resorts.
(b) Natural springs.
(c) Expensive sanatoriums.
(d) Desert camps.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who are the townspeople trying to get out of town?

3. What year does the newspaper contest focus on?

4. Whose box does Mr. DeVore put a note in at the post office?

5. Who arrives in town along with Devlin and Burton when they return?

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