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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the unnamed man dream as the story begins?
(a) He sees his dead mother.
(b) He sees the end of the world.
(c) He is asking God to heal him.
(d) He is walking down a long road.

2. Where is the nurse located?
(a) Nearby the store.
(b) Memphis.
(c) The next town.
(d) At the edge of the woods.

3. Where do the vendor and the person in #28 take the person found in the woods?
(a) A nurse.
(b) An orphanage.
(c) A hospital.
(d) A clinic.

4. What does the person in #52 sense about Culla?
(a) He is a gifted person.
(b) He is very emotional.
(c) He is a criminal.
(d) He is running from something.

5. Why does the unnamed man refuse to get the item in #10?
(a) There are no more blankets in the house.
(b) A midwife would tell other people about the baby.
(c) She cannot afford to get drunk.
(d) She will vomit if she eats now.

6. Rinthy tells the old woman that she is looking for the tinker to ________________.
(a) get a ride.
(b) buy some cocoa.
(c) swap berries for soap.
(d) get her baby back.

7. How much money does Culla earn for the job he performs?
(a) A quarter.
(b) Fifty cents.
(c) One dollar.
(d) Ten cents.

8. What happened to the men who killed Old Man Salter?
(a) They were shot.
(b) They were hanged.
(c) They escaped.
(d) They were put in jail.

9. In what condition is the baby when discovered in the woods?
(a) Precarious.
(b) A little weak.
(c) Healthy.
(d) Dead.

10. What does the unnamed man tell a vendor to get rid of him?
(a) He will call the police.
(b) He has a shotgun.
(c) He will set his dogs on him.
(d) The house is quarantined.

11. What does Culla's sister realize about him?
(a) He is scared of failure.
(b) He will return when he finds food.
(c) He has fallen in love.
(d) He is not returning to the cabin.

12. Why does Culla become angry at his sister?
(a) She set the house on fire.
(b) She burned the last food they had.
(c) He catches her digging in the grave.
(d) She told the sheriff about the baby.

13. What food is turning green from mold?
(a) Cheese.
(b) Oranges.
(c) Beef.
(d) Cornbread.

14. In what town does Culla look for work?
(a) Cheatham.
(b) Rocky Fork.
(c) Windsor.
(d) Spring Creek.

15. What food does Culla prepare for his sister?
(a) Oatmeal.
(b) Grits.
(c) Soup.
(d) An egg and water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the unnamed man say about the newborn child?

2. Who cuts the baby's umbilical cord?

3. Culla learns that someone has dug up _____________ and caused a commotion in town.

4. What does Rinthy receive from strangers on her quest to find her baby?

5. What item had Culla sold to a townsman?

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