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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. Who killed Junior?
(a) Junior.
(b) No one.
(c) Uncle Finn.
(d) Jinx.

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

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

4. What do Abilene, Lettie, and Ruthanne plan to use to identify the person who wrote the note they believe is from the Rattler?
(a) Fingerprints.
(b) The ink.
(c) The paper.
(d) The handwriting.

5. Who remains in town, who might or might not keep the secret?
(a) Mrs. Larkin.
(b) Mr. Underhill.
(c) Mr. DeVore.
(d) Mr. Cooper.

Short Answer Questions

1. What attainment did Mrs. Evans' daughter achieve in 1918?

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

3. How does Miss Sadie react, when Abilene tries to find a pot in a locked area?

4. What did Stucky Cybulskis write in the senior classroom?

5. Who does Abilene tell, when she thinks she's identified the Rattler?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ned hope the people in the town are doing, in his letter home?

2. How do Jinx and Shady sell their miracle elixir?

3. On July 15, 1918, what does Abilene go to the cemetery to look for?

4. What does the man from the government who comes to Shady's bar do while he's there?

5. How does Abilene know how to understand a telegram?

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

7. How is Miss Sadie's health when Abilene visits her on August 23, 1936?

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

9. What does Shady do while the liquids are being mixed for Jinx's mixture?

10. What happens to Burton after the land auction?

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