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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 does the woman whose quilt square is rejected do in response?
(a) She slaps the woman who rejected the square.
(b) Shs breaks down and begins crying.
(c) She curses the woman who rejected the square.
(d) She spits at the quilt.

2. Does Abilene tell Shady about the story Miss Sadie told?
(a) No, Abilene doesn't mention the story.
(b) No, Abilene mentions the story but doesn't tell the details.
(c) Yes, but it doesn't sound familiar to Shady.
(d) Yes, and Shady remembers Jinx and Ned.

3. How does Abilene disembark the train to Manifest?
(a) By jumping off as it slows.
(b) By falling off and rolling down a hill.
(c) By sneaking off among the crowds.
(d) By climbing off down a ladder.

4. What does Abilene find, as the girls start their hunt?
(a) A grave.
(b) A trail marker.
(c) A strange flower.
(d) A bag of coins.

5. How long ago did Shady lose his former church?
(a) Twenty-one years ago.
(b) Fourteen years ago.
(c) Seven years ago.
(d) A year ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. What booth does Ned go to?

2. What loud noise interrupts Jinx's argument with the boy?

3. What do Lettie and Ruthanne do, when the three girls are at Miss Sadie's gate?

4. Where did Jinx live in Manifest?

5. What kind of map does Abilene find?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ned do for a living?

2. Why does Jinx have to work for Miss Velma T?

3. When does Abilene discover that she has lost an item?

4. What does Abilene think of Miss Sadie's yard?

5. What does Shady's Place look like?

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

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

8. Why does Abilene's father choose Manifest as the place he sends her?

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

10. What does the sheriff threaten Shady with?

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