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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 is Waltzer doing during Reuben's last visit to the cabin?
(a) Butchering a hog.
(b) Chopping firewood.
(c) Fixing the roof.
(d) Shoeing a horse.

2. What does a man break when his horse goes down on a steep incline?
(a) His wrist.
(b) His collarbone.
(c) His hip.
(d) His ribs.

3. What was Roxanna's great-uncle's occupation?
(a) Teacher and doctor.
(b) Blacksmith.
(c) Gunsmith and doctor.
(d) Rancher.

4. What screenwriter came to the theater that Roxanna's father owned?
(a) Darryl Zanuck.
(b) Dalton Trumbo.
(c) Adolph Green.
(d) Garson Kanin.

5. Who is the man who calls and tells Andreeson that he will show him the place where he dropped Davy off after giving him a ride?
(a) Williams.
(b) Zuckerman.
(c) Robinson.
(d) Martinson.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Plymouth begins missing, what town are the Lands near?

2. What type of car is Andreeson driving when the Lands see him in Linton?

3. What is the name of the chief of the North Dakota State Patrol.

4. Who is Swede's favorite president?

5. What do the Lands have for supper when parked in Linton?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Reuben tell himself when nervously waiting for Davy in Chapter 17?

2. Why does Roxanna Cawley keep goats in a bathroom?

3. What do the Lands and Roxanna eat during the picnic in the Badlands?

4. What does Andreeson tell Jeremiah that the people of Roofing think about the Lands leaving?

5. What do the Shultzes say about Davy the night he came to their place?

6. How does Swede's poem about Sunny end?

7. Why does Andreeson believe that Davy is in the Badlands?

8. Why does Jeremiah go driving with Andreeson?

9. What dread realization dawns on Reuben when he is struggling to breathe in Chapter 19?

10. How did Roxanna's mother die?

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