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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. Whose entry in the newspaper contest is the one Abilene and her friends are looking for?
(a) Miss Sadie's.
(b) Mrs. Larkin's.
(c) Mr. Underhill's.
(d) Sherif Dean's.

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

3. Who arrives in town along with Devlin and Burton when they return?
(a) The governor.
(b) The sheriff.
(c) The medical examiner.
(d) A presidential candidate.

4. What causes the Missouri sheriff to want to double-check the identity of the person being buried?
(a) The clothes on the body.
(b) The attitude of the mourners.
(c) The weight of the coffin.
(d) The name on the headstone.

5. What year does the newspaper contest focus on?
(a) 1918.
(b) 1917.
(c) 1915.
(d) 1916.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the townspeople want the same land Devlin want?

2. What is the main message of the telegram Mr. DeVore writes out?

3. Who does Jinx feel is watching him as he prepares for the fair?

4. What word does Abilene look up in the dictionary?

5. What is mixed with the liquor the sheriff takes from Shady?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is Miss Sadie's son not allowed to return to her country with her?

4. What happens to Burton after the land auction?

5. In "The Shadow of Death," what does Abilene realize about her compass?

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

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

8. What objection does Abilene make to Miss Sadie's story?

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

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

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