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

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

3. On July 3, 1936, what chores does Abilene do at Miss Sadie's house?
(a) She carries water and pulls weeds.
(b) She cleans out the gutter and rakes the lawn.
(c) She sweeps, mops, and dusts the house.
(d) She cleans rugs and washes jars.

4. What do medical personnel encourage as a response to the disease?
(a) Wearing face masks.
(b) Hand washing.
(c) Cleaning with alcohol.
(d) Quarantines.

5. Whose box does Mr. DeVore put a note in at the post office?
(a) Sheriff Dean.
(b) Sister Redempta.
(c) Velma T.
(d) Miss Sadie.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is Miss Sadie out of the country before she can return to try to reunite with her son?

2. Who was the traitor who told Burton and Devlin about the miracle elixir?

3. What does the janitor accidentally drop when he hears a noise?

4. Do the townspeople make enough money from their elixir to buy the land they want?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ned write in his letter about being wounded?

2. What does Miss Sadie tell Abilene about the Widow Cane property?

3. What role does Abilene take on at the end of the novel?

4. What are the obstacles to the townspeople buying the property that Devlin wants?

5. How does Abilene discover who her father is in Manifest?

6. Why do Abilene and her friends decide to organize another Annual Homecoming Celebration?

7. What does Hattie Mae convey to Abilene about Gideon?

8. What does Jinx do when he sees the two sheriffs who are in town?

9. How does Abilene feel about the growth of Miss Sadie's garden?

10. Where in the classroom do the girls find Stucky's writing?

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