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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the main message of the telegram Mr. DeVore writes out?
(a) Arriving soon.
(b) Delayed in the city.
(c) Missing you.
(d) Need money.

5. Do the townspeople make enough money from their elixir to buy the land they want?
(a) No, but they succeed in a scheme to lower the price.
(b) Yes, but they are unable to buy the land.
(c) No, but they end up not needing to buy the land.
(d) Yes, and they buy the land without any problems.

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

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

8. What does the janitor accidentally drop when he hears a noise?
(a) His knife.
(b) His broom.
(c) His hat.
(d) His cigar.

9. Who brings cake to Shady's Sunday service?
(a) Mrs. Evans.
(b) Hatie Mae.
(c) Miss Sadie.
(d) Abilene.

10. What does Shady give to the man from the government who comes to his bar?
(a) A glass of liquor.
(b) Elixir.
(c) A glass of water.
(d) Money.

11. As the girls play together on July 3, 1936, what suspect does Ruthanne suggest might be the Rattler?
(a) Mrs. Larkin.
(b) Mr. Devlin.
(c) Mr. Cooper.
(d) Mr. Burton.

12. Who does Abilene tell, when she thinks she's identified the Rattler?
(a) Shady.
(b) The sheriff.
(c) No one.
(d) Miss Sadie.

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

14. What controversial location does Shady suggest for mixing the liquids?
(a) The fountain in the square.
(b) The town hall drinking fountain.
(c) The baptismal font at the church.
(d) The bathtub in Devlin's house.

15. What does Abilene use to unlock Miss Sadie's shed?
(a) A crowbar.
(b) A lock pick.
(c) A bobby pin.
(d) A skeleton key.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who talks to Abilene about the embarrassment of foreign names?

2. Where does Shady pretend to be hiding liquor?

3. What do Abilene, Lettie, and Ruthanne plan to use to identify the person who wrote the note they believe is from the Rattler?

4. What year does the newspaper contest focus on?

5. Who does Abilene realize is actually the Rattler?

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