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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Nickel.
(c) Quarter.
(d) Dime.

2. What volume of the encyclopedia do Beto and Cari borrow over winter break?
(a) N.
(b) M.
(c) S.
(d) T.

3. What does Wash give Naomi for Christmas?
(a) Bracelet.
(b) Necklace.
(c) Ring.
(d) Christmas ornament.

4. When would Henry allow Estella to dance after they were married?
(a) Only in their living room.
(b) At Christmas.
(c) Once a month.
(d) Never.

5. When Henry takes Beto hunting for the first time, what does he make him shoot?
(a) Dove.
(b) Goose.
(c) Rabbit.
(d) Duck.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color dress did Estella wear when she married Henry?

2. What does Miranda do on a date in February 1937?

3. In March 1937, how many heaters does Mr. Stine, the janitor at the New London School, want Wash help him to check?

4. In January 1937, how many hours a week is Henry working?

5. Where is Naomi when the school explodes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What gifts do Naomi and Wash give one another for Christmas?

2. How do Naomi and Tommie get a sewing machine so they can redo Tommie's dress for home economics?

3. Where does Naomi find Cari, Beto, Katie and two other children when she goes to get baking soda for the home economics teacher?

4. What idea does Wash have that might get money for the Colored School?

5. What do the twins give Wash for his birthday?

6. What does Naomi remember about a doll Henry gave her?

7. What dress does Naomi have that belonged to her mother?

8. Where does Miranda go with Chigger, and what does she see?

9. What conversation do Naomi and Wash have regarding why she has been ignoring him?

10. How does Naomi feel about Henry's proposal?

(see the answer keys)

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