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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of August Shultz's horse when he and Jeremiah were growing up together?
(a) Misty.
(b) Patches.
(c) Henry.
(d) Doot.

2. How old is Reuben's brother, Davy, when Reuben sees his father's third miracle?
(a) 15 years old.
(b) 17 years old.
(c) 16 years old.
(d) 14 years old.

3. Where do Jeremiah, Swede, and Reuben spend the night the first night that Davy is in jail?
(a) At the DeCuellers'.
(b) At their house.
(c) A motel.
(d) At Dr. Nokes'.

4. What does Swede want for Christmas in 1962?
(a) A lariat.
(b) A cowboy outfit.
(c) A trip out west.
(d) A pony.

5. What time does the sheriff come to tell the DeCuellars and Lands that Davy broke out of jail?
(a) 6 a.m.
(b) 3 a.m.
(c) 4 a.m.
(d) 5 a.m.

6. What is the name of Davy's fellow inmate in the jail?
(a) Midget Baker.
(b) Tiny Pruitt.
(c) Giant Rowlings.
(d) Mighty Stinson.

7. How many hours a week did Jeremiah work sweeping and painting in the athletic building while he was in medical school?
(a) 20 hours.
(b) 30 hours.
(c) 15 hours.
(d) 40 hours.

8. How much money does Jeremiah get when he sells his bed?
(a) $5.50.
(b) $6.50.
(c) $8.
(d) $7.

9. What is the name of the sheriff who brings the news of Davy's escape?
(a) Wilson.
(b) Brith.
(c) Pym.
(d) Mons.

10. Who wrote the book that Stube was reading the night that Davy escaped.
(a) Clive Cussler.
(b) Louis L'Amour.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) Mike Hammer.

11. How old is Raymond, the boy who watches Reuben tear down the corncrib?
(a) 8 years old.
(b) 7 years old.
(c) 5 years old.
(d) 6 years old.

12. About twelve days after Davy's escape, Reuben comes to tell his father that his lungs are tight. What is Jeremiah reading that night?
(a) Psalm 121.
(b) Jeremiah 33.
(c) Psalm 91.
(d) Lamentations 3.

13. What is the name of Davy's girlfriend who is beaten in the girls' locker room?
(a) Molly.
(b) Jane.
(c) Sara.
(d) Dolly.

14. Where is Davy put in jail?
(a) Gibbon.
(b) Northfield.
(c) Montrose.
(d) Waterville.

15. What do the Lands eat for supper on Swede's birthday?
(a) Red potato chowder.
(b) Baked ham.
(c) Fried chicken.
(d) Clam chowder.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color was the Lands' front door before it was tarred?

2. What game does Mr. DeCuellar teach Swede and Reuben to help them pass the time while they wait to be admitted to the courtroom?

3. What is Tin Lurvy selling on Swede's birthday?

4. When do the Lands leave Roofing in the Airstream?

5. In what hospital was Reuben born?

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