View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was Reuben born?
(a) 1954.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1953.
(d) 1951.

2. What do the Lands have for lunch on Swede's birthday?
(a) Ham and cheese sandwiches.
(b) Toasted cheese sandwiches.
(c) Chicken noodle soup.
(d) Tomato soup.

3. What type of pie does Mrs. DeCuellar serve for breakfast?
(a) Apple.
(b) Strawberry.
(c) Peach.
(d) Pumpkin.

4. On what floor did Helen, Jeremiah, and Davy Land live when they lived in student housing?
(a) 4th floor.
(b) 2nd floor.
(c) 1st floor.
(d) 3rd floor.

5. What month did a tornado strike the town where Jeremiah, Helen, and Davy lived while Jeremiah attended medical school?
(a) September.
(b) June.
(c) August.
(d) July.

6. When do the Lands leave Roofing in the Airstream?
(a) January 15.
(b) February 18.
(c) January 22.
(d) February 3.

7. What is one of Swede's favorite authors?
(a) Luke Short.
(b) Louis L'Amour.
(c) Rex Beach.
(d) Zane Grey.

8. Whose birthday is on December 16?
(a) Mozart's.
(b) Beethoven's.
(c) Rachmaninoff's.
(d) Bach's.

9. What color was the Lands' front door before it was tarred?
(a) Blue.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Red.
(d) Green.

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

11. What western author might Jeremiah have enjoyed reading when he was in his late twenties?
(a) Stephen Bly.
(b) Matt Braun.
(c) Owen Wister.
(d) Richard Matheson.

12. What is Tin Lurvy selling on Swede's birthday?
(a) World Book encyclopedias.
(b) Cufflinks.
(c) Patented medicines.
(d) Vacuum cleaners.

13. What was Stube reading when he was on deputy duty the night Davy escaped?
(a) A mystery.
(b) An autobiography.
(c) A western.
(d) A biography.

14. What would Helen Land read to Davy when he was one year old?
(a) Charles Dickens.
(b) Washington Irving.
(c) Robert Louis Stevenson.
(d) Mark Twain.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What time does the sheriff come to tell the DeCuellars and Lands that Davy broke out of jail?

2. About twelve days after Davy's escape, Reuben comes to tell his father that his lungs are tight. What is Jeremiah reading that night?

3. What song does Jeremiah hum after Reuben buys groceries with the money he earns from tearing down the corncrib?

4. Which deputy, during the first two weeks that Davy is in jail, reads some of the letters that Davy receives?

5. What is the name of Davy's fellow inmate in the jail?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 399 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample