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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did ConaLee's father call the boy baby?
(a) Boy.
(b) Pip.
(c) Kid.
(d) Chap.

2. How old does ConaLee tell Mrs. Bowman that she is?
(a) 15.
(b) 17.
(c) 16.
(d) 14.

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

4. What books by Charles Dickens did ConaLee leave at home?
(a) David Copperfield and A Christmas Carol.
(b) Great Expectations and A Christmas Carol.
(c) Oliver Twist and A Christmas Carol.
(d) The Pickwick Papers and A Christmas Carol.

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

6. When is the Sharpshooter moved to the ward in the Alexandria hospital?
(a) May.
(b) June.
(c) August.
(d) July.

7. How tall does Papa tell ConaLee the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum is?
(a) 150 feet.
(b) 200 feet.
(c) 250 feet.
(d) 300 feet.

8. How many horses did Dearbhla, Eliza, and the Sharpshooter have when they fled to the mountain ridges?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

9. How long before Dearbhla left to find the Sharpshooter did she stir the smooth round stones from her mother in her mortar?
(a) 36 hours.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 18 hours.
(d) A week.

10. What did a woman give Dearbhla after Dearbhla gave her a ride?
(a) Pie.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Sandwich.
(d) Water.

11. What is the name of the Yankee who tries to rape Eliza?
(a) Matt.
(b) John.
(c) Bart.
(d) William.

12. When did Dr. Thomas Story Kirkbride write about the tragedy that insanity required patients to leave their families?
(a) 1869.
(b) 1874.
(c) 1848.
(d) 1854.

13. What month was it when ConaLee took the boy to Dearbhla's during a time when the creek's were rising?
(a) June.
(b) August.
(c) May.
(d) July.

14. How old was the first baby when Mama became pregnant with the twins?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 7 months.
(c) 9 months.
(d) 8 months.

15. During their trip after ConaLee and her parents are off the mountain, what type of trees does she see in the valley?
(a) Maples.
(b) Oaks.
(c) Willows.
(d) Ash.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the door at the asylum?

2. How many doors are at the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum?

3. When Papa leaves ConaLee and her mother, how long does it say it will take for Mama's milk to dry up?

4. What does the man called Reb tell Eliza to throw on the grave of Bart?

5. Where does Dearbhla take shelter when she is caught in a storm when she is looking for the Sharpshooter?

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