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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. How long has Reuben been without a breath when his father comes into the delivery room?
(a) 5 minutes.
(b) 7 minutes.
(c) 12 minutes.
(d) 8 minutes.

2. What type of vehicle do the Lands drive when they go hunting at Shultz's place?
(a) Chevy.
(b) Dodge.
(c) Plymouth.
(d) Ford.

3. Who comes to spend Christmas eve with the Lands?
(a) Dr. and Mrs. Nokes.
(b) Mr. and Mrs. DeCuellar.
(c) Davy.
(d) Tin Lurvy.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What time does Stanley Basca testify that Davy came to the Finch's on the night of the shooting?

2. What does Reuben dream the night that he and Swede plan to break Davy out of jail?

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

4. What does a farmer report stolen three days after Davy's escape?

5. What is the name of Davy's girlfriend who is beaten in the girls' locker room?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where was Jeremiah Land when Reuben was born?

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

3. What did Dr. Nokes do when Reuben was born not breathing?

4. Why does Reuben resent that Jeremiah healed Mr. Holgren?

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

6. Why is Jeremiah fired from his job as janitor at the elementary school?

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

8. After Reuben testifies, he and Swede decide to break Davy out of jail. Why are their plans to break Davy out of jail thwarted?

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

10. What changes occurred in Jeremiah's and Helen's lives after the tornado?

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