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

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

3. What type of candy bar comes with Reuben's pay for tearing down the corncrib?
(a) Mr. Goodbar.
(b) Almond Joy.
(c) Milky Way.
(d) Hershey bar.

4. In Chapter 6, what time does the rain turn to snow?
(a) Past midnight.
(b) Around 10 p.m.
(c) Middle of the afternoon.
(d) Around 11 p.m.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What type of bread does Mrs. Nokes often send the Lands when Davy is in jail?

4. How many shots does Davy fire when Israel and Tommy break in the house after midnight?

5. Who did Helen marry after she left Jeremiah?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happened to Dolly when she was in the locker room with Thomas and Israel?

5. What happens to Swede while Reuben and his father attend church?

6. Where was Jeremiah Land when Reuben was born?

7. Describe Mrs. DeCuellar.

8. Where did the medical school that Jeremiah attended get a skeleton?

9. How does Elvis, the prosecutor, describe Israel and Tommy at the opening of Davy's trial?

10. How do the Lands spend Christmas Eve in 1962?

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