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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the lady that Sam calls Mrs. Strawberry?

2. How many times does Sam miss when he is using his sling?

3. How old was Frightful when Sam got her?

4. What did Miss Turner bring for the opening of the sawmill?

5. What did Sam and Alice fix for the Thanksgiving feast last year?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Sam and Alice do on Christmas day last year?

2. What is a plumping mill?

3. Why did Sam's family come to the mountain last year and then leave?

4. Why doesn't Sam allow Alice to edge all the paths with stones?

5. Why doesn't Zella like the cabin Bando purchased?

6. What is a watermill and why did Sam decide to build one shortly after Alice decided to stay on the mountain?

7. Who comes to the mountain and takes Frightful and why?

8. Who is Bando?

9. How did Sam and Alice learn to build a dam that doesn't wash out?

10. What did Sam, Alice, and their friends do for Thanksgiving dinner last year?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sam decides that Alice is playing a game with him. What makes Sam realize that Alice is playing a game with him and not looking for her own place? What clues have there been all along that Alice is playing a game?

Essay Topic 2

Sam can tell when they leave the Catskills and enter the Helderbergs. How can Sam tell when he leaves one mountain range and enters another? How does it make a difference in his hiking plans and in his search for Alice?

Essay Topic 3

At the end of Part 13, Sam is concerned for Alice's safety. Where does Sam think Alice is? Why is he concerned about her safety?

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