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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Wash meets Naomi, what job does Mr. Crane, the school superintendent want him to do?
(a) Paint the trim on his house.
(b) Plant flowers.
(c) Work in his garden.
(d) Paint the barn.

2. What is the name of Tommie's aunt and uncle who take her, Naomi, and the twins to Tyler?
(a) Dick and Sandy.
(b) Ben and Deedee.
(c) Mark and Annie.
(d) Bob and Ruby.

3. What is Wash unloading into the cellar of Turner's General Store when Naomi is told she cannot shop there at that time of day?
(a) Squash.
(b) Boxes.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) Machinery.

4. In October 1936, what is Muff teaching Naomi to make?
(a) Rolls.
(b) Pie.
(c) Chocolate cake.
(d) Biscuits.

5. What bushes does Tommie point out when she, Naomi, and the twins go to Tyler?
(a) Buttonbush.
(b) Butterfly Bush.
(c) Azaleas.
(d) Mountain Laurel.

6. In October 1936, what do Wash and the twins have for a snack on a day Miss Fannie is playing the piano?
(a) Pies and milk.
(b) Cookies and milk.
(c) Candy.
(d) Bread and jam.

7. What do the twins have to eat when Henry takes them to a restaurant on page 85?
(a) Waffles.
(b) Eggs and sausage.
(c) Eggs and bacon.
(d) Pancakes.

8. In November 1936, how long after Henry leaves saltines and ginger ale for the twins, does he come back home?
(a) 4 hours.
(b) 7 hours.
(c) 8 hours.
(d) 5 hours.

9. In 1936, where is Wash supposed to go to college the next year?
(a) Howard.
(b) Morehouse.
(c) Spelman.
(d) Tuskegee.

10. What last name does Henry have the children use in September 1936?
(a) Baker.
(b) Clark.
(c) Williams.
(d) Smith.

11. How far away do people say they could see the floodlights after the explosion?
(a) 3 miles.
(b) 8 miles.
(c) 5 miles.
(d) 10 miles.

12. How many strings of fish does Wash have when he stops by when the twins are sick in November 1936?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

13. When does the explosion take place?
(a) March 5, 1937.
(b) March 11, 1937.
(c) March 18, 1937.
(d) March 23, 1937.

14. When the oil comes in in October 1936, what does Gilbert give Cari and Beto to get Hershey bars?
(a) 10 pennies.
(b) Dime.
(c) Nickel.
(d) Quarter.

15. On page 82, what restaurant does Henry take the twins?
(a) Blue Bonnet.
(b) The Cozy Table.
(c) Avalon Diner.
(d) Yale Grill.

Short Answer Questions

1. In November 1936, how long is Henry gone when the twins get sick?

2. What street in New London does Cal live on?

3. When Naomi gets burned, who does Wash say can make some salve for her in November 1936?

4. What movie did Henry take the twins to see one Saturday in October 1936?

5. When the twins and Naomi come to live with Henry, how long has Estella been dead?

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