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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what ward does Mrs. Bowman take ConaLee and her mother?
(a) C.
(b) D.
(c) A.
(d) B.

2. How old was the oldest baby when ConaLee walked up the ridge to Dearbhla's with him tied to her with her mother's shawl?
(a) A year.
(b) 9 months.
(c) A year and a half.
(d) 8 months.

3. What color is the room where Mrs. Bowman takes ConaLee and her mother?
(a) White.
(b) Blue.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Green.

4. How old is ConaLee when her father, the Sharpshooter, is injured?
(a) 26 months.
(b) 18 months.
(c) Not quite 3.
(d) Almost 4.

5. What bird does ConaLee see after her father plays the harmonica and then leaves her to drive the wagon?
(a) Blue jay.
(b) Eagle.
(c) Owl.
(d) Hawk.

6. What color is Mrs. Bowman, the matron, wearing when ConaLee first sees her?
(a) Black.
(b) Brown.
(c) Navy.
(d) Dark green.

7. What does the man named Reb leave when he goes?
(a) 2 horses.
(b) 2 mules.
(c) A horse.
(d) A mule.

8. When did Lieutenant-Colonel and his men take possession of Weston on September 26, 1864?
(a) Dawn.
(b) 5 p.m.
(c) Dusk.
(d) 11 a.m.

9. What would ConaLee bring Dearbhla every week?
(a) Salt.
(b) Milk.
(c) Flour.
(d) Eggs.

10. From what book does ConaLee choose the name Eliza when she comes to the asylum?
(a) My Fair Lady.
(b) Pride and Prejudice.
(c) Pygmalion.
(d) Uncle Tom's Cabin.

11. When ConaLee and her mother get to the asylum, how many grains of the root Dearbhla gave ConaLee remain?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.

12. When ConaLee lived near Dearbhla, what did she keep in a small pouch hidden in her clothes?
(a) Broken jewelry.
(b) Earrings.
(c) Coins.
(d) Fancy buttons.

13. When ConaLee would give her mother milk, what would she add to the milk?
(a) Feverfew.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Milk thistle.
(d) Egg.

14. What name does the sharpshooter have who is a West Virginian?
(a) Horse.
(b) Cherokee.
(c) Smoke.
(d) Flint.

15. What does the man called Reb tell Eliza to throw on the grave of Bart?
(a) Garbage.
(b) Hairpins.
(c) Dirt.
(d) Flowers.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Sharpshooter, Afflicted," how many rowboats rot in a bend of a stream?

2. What does Eliza grab to try to kill the man called Reb?

3. What flowering tree does the Sharpshooter see that reminds him of Eliza when he and the others make their way through a wilderness of trees?

4. After his recovery, what month does the Sharpshooter notice someone riding up and down near the hospital in a buckboard?

5. What books by Charles Dickens did ConaLee leave at home?

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