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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 brings cake to Shady's Sunday service?
(a) Miss Sadie.
(b) Hatie Mae.
(c) Mrs. Evans.
(d) Abilene.

2. What is mixed with the liquor the sheriff takes from Shady?
(a) Tomato juice.
(b) Pineapple juice.
(c) Prune juice.
(d) Apple juice.

3. What three elements does Jinx plan to mix together for his secret mixture?
(a) Liquor, gasoline, and peroxide.
(b) Liquor, spring water, and vitimin elixir.
(c) Liquor, melted snow, and maple syrup.
(d) Liquor, orange juice, and mint juice.

4. What weapon does Uncle Finn use to threaten Jinx?
(a) A bottle.
(b) A club.
(c) A gun.
(d) A knife.

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. Who brings the news that Ned has died?

2. What sound startles Uncle Finn, causing him to stumble?

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

4. What mood is Abilene in after talking with Hattie Mae?

5. Where do Abilene, Lettie, and Ruthanne play on July 3, 1936?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Devlin ask Mrs. Larkin to dinner?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why do the people in the town think there might be a traitor amongst them?

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

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

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