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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Jeremiah suggest the family move when he is struggling with pneumonia?
(a) New Mexico.
(b) Texas.
(c) California.
(d) Arizona.

2. What time do the Lands go to the DeCuellar's for breakfast the day of the trial?
(a) 7:30 a.m.
(b) 6 a.m.
(c) 6:30 a.m.
(d) 7 a.m.

3. What does Reuben see in a dream that wakes him after the goose hunt?
(a) A dead horse.
(b) Buzzards.
(c) A dead wolf.
(d) A snake.

4. Who is the judge who presides over Davy's trial?
(a) Judge Anderson.
(b) Judge Raster.
(c) Judge Browning.
(d) Judge Watson.

5. What does Jeremiah use to remove tar from his front door?
(a) Kerosene.
(b) Water and mild detergent.
(c) WD-40.
(d) Rubbing alcohol.

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

7. How far is August Shultz's place from Reuben's home?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) 3 hours.
(c) 4 hours.
(d) 5 hours.

8. 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) Jeremiah 33.
(b) Psalm 121.
(c) Psalm 91.
(d) Lamentations 3.

9. Where does Lurvy say he had a delicious batch of clam chowder in Seatlle?
(a) Ivar's Acres of Clams.
(b) Millie's Clam Shack.
(c) Mac's Clam Shack.
(d) The Widder's Clam Shack.

10. What does Reuben want for Christmas in 1962?
(a) An American frontier set.
(b) A Crashmobile.
(c) A Spartacus model.
(d) A model rocket.

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

12. What is the name of August Shultz's wife?
(a) Maude.
(b) Martha.
(c) Birdie.
(d) Brenda.

13. What year is the Airstream trailer that Tin Lurvy leaves to Jeremiah in his will?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1962.

14. Who writes a letter that turns public opinion against Davy?
(a) Margery Basca.
(b) John Fisher.
(c) Stanley Basca.
(d) Karen Basca.

15. How many men in the following days show up at the courthouse armed with old guns to join the posse searching for Davy?
(a) 45 men.
(b) 50 men.
(c) 25 men.
(d) 30 men.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Raymond, the boy who watches Reuben tear down the corncrib?

2. How far is it from Roofing to North Dakota?

3. What operation did Lurvy have six months before his visit on Swede's birthday?

4. What type of fish did Oscar Larson and Jeremiah usually catch?

5. How old is Reuben's brother, Davy, when Reuben sees his father's third miracle?

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