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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Lettie and Ruthanne do, when the three girls are at Miss Sadie's gate?
(a) They dare Abilene to steal something from Miss Sadie.
(b) They warn Abilene not to go in.
(c) They promise Abilene to wait for her by the gate.
(d) They tease Abilene about going in.

2. What did Jinx's uncle teach him?
(a) How to be a con artist.
(b) How to do carpentry.
(c) How to do meetalwork.
(d) How to live off the land.

3. How do Abilene and her friends investigate their suspect?
(a) They search the suspect's house.
(b) They take the suspect's fingerprints.
(c) They read the suspect's mail.
(d) They follow the suspect.

4. What railway does Abilene ride on the way to Manifest?
(a) Wichita Union Terminal Railway.
(b) Grand Western Railway.
(c) Union Pacific Railroad.
(d) Santa Fe Railway.

5. What do Ruthanne and Lettie want to hunt?
(a) Butterflies.
(b) Frogs.
(c) Lightning bugs.
(d) Lizards.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Abilene find, as the girls start their hunt?

2. When Abilene visits Miss Sadie on June 13, 1936, what does she ask Miss Sadie about?

3. What does Hattie Mae offer Abilene?

4. When Jinx first appears in the story, what is he doing?

5. What does the teacher give the students at school when she arrives?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Shady's Place look like?

2. How did Jinx become separated from his uncle?

3. What assignment does the teacher give Abilene to complete over the summer?

4. What noise does Abilene hear while she and her friends are out hunting?

5. What does Abilene find in the hiding place she decides to use for her valuables?

6. Where do Ned and Jinx work on their business?

7. What do Abilene and her friends find in the woods?

8. What makes Abilene think that Sister Redempta has been to see Miss Sadie?

9. On June 13, 1936, what does Abilene think about while she works?

10. Where does Abilene decide to put her valuables before going to sleep?

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