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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. What song does Jeremiah hum after Reuben buys groceries with the money he earns from tearing down the corncrib?
(a) Silent Night.
(b) Away in a Manager.
(c) It Came Upon a Midnight Clear.
(d) God Rest You Merry Gentlemen.

2. What does Swede read to Reuben the night after the first day of Davy's trial?
(a) C. S. Lewis.
(b) Charles Dickens.
(c) Graham Greene.
(d) Robert Louis Stevenson.

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

4. What instrument does Rev. Johnny Latt play?
(a) French Horn.
(b) Trumpet.
(c) Saxophone.
(d) Flute.

5. What operation did Lurvy have six months before his visit on Swede's birthday?
(a) Gallbladder removal.
(b) Tonsilectomy.
(c) Hernia repair.
(d) Appendectomy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what type of jacket did Jeremiah wrap Reuben in the delivery room?

3. What do the Lands have for lunch on Swede's birthday?

4. What job does Stube take after Davy escaped on his watch?

5. What type of pie does Mrs. DeCuellar serve for breakfast?

Short Essay Questions

1. What worries Dr. Nokes about Jeremiah's pneumonia?

2. Why are Swede's sugar cookies sometimes unorthodox?

3. What presents does Swede receive for her birthday?

4. What irregular work did Jeremiah find after being fired from his janitor job?

5. What happened to Jeremiah when the tornado roared through?

6. What does Reuben buy with the money he earns from tearing down the corncrib?

7. Why did Jeremiah suddenly run inside the hospital?

8. What does Stanley Basca tell that Davy did the night of the shooting?

9. What does Reuben hear and see when he gets up in the night at the Schultz's to use the outhouse?

10. Why did an ambulance have to take Lurvy and another man when Lurvy became sick?

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