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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 tragedy struck the town soon after Ned's death?
(a) A destructive fire.
(b) A cave-in at the mine.
(c) An outbreak of illness.
(d) A destructive tornado.

2. What does Ned ask Jinx to do in his letter?
(a) Send him a dried flower.
(b) Take his lure and go fishing.
(c) Send him a cloth handkerchief.
(d) Take a girl and go to the lake.

3. What attainment did Mrs. Evans' daughter achieve in 1918?
(a) School newspaper editor-in-chief.
(b) Girls baseball MVP.
(c) Prom queen.
(d) Senior class president.

4. What does everyone in Manifest pretend?
(a) They pretend an important person is coming to the nearby city.
(b) They pretend there is an accident out of town.
(c) They pretend there is a fire.
(d) They pretend to be sick.

5. How do the girls get into the school to search for Stucky's writing?
(a) Through the front door.
(b) Through a skylight.
(c) Through a window.
(d) Through the kitchen door.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the girls play together on July 3, 1936, what suspect does Ruthanne suggest might be the Rattler?

2. What forced Miss Sadie to return home after she first tried to come to America?

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

4. Who organized the secret meeting to talk about the land Mr. Devlin wants to buy?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Ned's job in the military?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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