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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Wash tell her to put on her tongue to help her fall asleep?
(a) Brown sugar.
(b) White sugar.
(c) Peppermint.
(d) Licorice.

2. What do Naomi and Tommie share when Naomi tells her Henry wants to marry?
(a) Hershey bar.
(b) Cookies.
(c) Snickers.
(d) Coffee cake.

3. In December 1936, what does Wash pay Booker when he gets home after talking to Mr. Crane about the gas bill?
(a) A few pennies.
(b) Quarter.
(c) Nickel.
(d) Dime.

4. When was Wash born?
(a) January 9, 1920.
(b) March 2, 1920.
(c) April 19, 1920.
(d) February 29, 1920.

5. When is Naomi finishing making the dress from the fabric Henry gave her?
(a) New Year's Eve.
(b) December 27.
(c) December 28.
(d) December 29.

6. Where was Henry living when he was the only person in his immediate family to survive a tornado?
(a) Iowa.
(b) Kansas.
(c) Indiana.
(d) Oklahoma.

7. What piece of Naomi's clothing does Henry take in the bathroom at the beginning of February 1937?
(a) Skirt.
(b) Slip.
(c) Blouse.
(d) Hair ribbon.

8. What does Cari take from the guitar case and keep?
(a) Her mother's braid.
(b) Saint Christopher medal.
(c) Faded holy cards.
(d) Nipple from a baby bottle.

9. Where is Naomi when the school explodes?
(a) Cafeteria.
(b) Home economics cottage.
(c) Supply closet.
(d) Path to the home economics cottage.

10. In March 1937, how many heaters does Mr. Stine, the janitor at the New London School, want Wash help him to check?
(a) 90.
(b) About 100.
(c) Not quite 150.
(d) 125.

11. What does Muff tell Naomi to use to help get Henry's work clothes clean?
(a) Blue whitener.
(b) 20 Mule Team Borax.
(c) Ivory Snow.
(d) Coca-cola.

12. What does Miranda do on a date in February 1937?
(a) Canoe ride.
(b) Picnic by the river.
(c) Hike in the woods.
(d) Go to a movie.

13. The night after Henry comes home drunk and tries to molest Naomi, what time is it when Naomi goes to bed and he still is not home?
(a) 2 a.m.
(b) Midnight.
(c) 11 p.m.
(d) 1 a.m.

14. What is Naomi making for Muff's baby when Wash and Beto are trying to repair something in January 1936?
(a) Diapers.
(b) Smock.
(c) Booties.
(d) Hats.

15. When Naomi is wearing her mother's red dress after the radio is fixed, what has she fixed to eat?
(a) Tortillas, beans, and rice.
(b) Quesadillas, beans and rice.
(c) Enchiladas rojas.
(d) Burritoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Henry view Bible verses in January 1937?

2. In November 1936, what was the school's heating bill?

3. What color dress did Estella win in a dance-off?

4. Who told Naomi that they might skip the twins a grade?

5. What does Naomi keep in her hand to protect herself after Henry tries to molest her in January 1937?

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