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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells Louis in Chapter 22 that a man grows what he can then tends it?
(a) Rachel.
(b) Pascow.
(c) Steve.
(d) Jud.

2. How does Ellie feel after her first day at school?
(a) Scared.
(b) Bored.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Exhilarated.

3. In Chapter 16, who does Louis wake to see standing in his bedroom doorway?
(a) Jud.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Victor Pascow.
(d) Gage.

4. Who cries all night when the family pet is gone to the vet?
(a) Louis.
(b) Gage.
(c) Ellie.
(d) Rachel.

5. Who was the dying man Louis sees in the campus clinic?
(a) Jud's cousin.
(b) Pavlov.
(c) Victor Pascow.
(d) Victor Paxcow.

6. What holiday do the children look forward to in Chapter 20?
(a) Birthdays.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Fourth of July.
(d) Halloween.

7. Why does Louis quickly clean up dead critters dragged up by Church?
(a) Jud told him it would be best.
(b) He's the guy. It's what guys do.
(c) He feels like he must tend what he grew.
(d) He doesn't want Rachel to get mad.

8. Which family were trappers and traders in the community in the 1800s?
(a) The Bouchards.
(b) The Crandalls.
(c) The Smiths.
(d) The Creeds.

9. How many times does Louis put Church out in Chapter 28?
(a) Ten.
(b) Once.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

10. What inconsistency does Louis notice in Jud's story?
(a) Jud said his dog died when he was 10, but previously said he was 11.
(b) Jud said his dog died when he was 10, but previously said he was 14.
(c) Jud said his dog died when he was 14, but previously said he was 10.
(d) Jud said he'd never had a pet of his own.

11. Louis thinks of Jud as...
(a) A big brother figure.
(b) The grandfather he never knew.
(c) The father he never had.
(d) A nosey old neighbor.

12. Who dreams that the Creed's cat died?
(a) Ellie.
(b) Louis.
(c) Norma.
(d) Rachel.

13. What is Louis instructed to do on the cliff?
(a) Bury the cat's collar.
(b) Throw the cat over the cliff.
(c) Pray for the cat.
(d) Bury the cat.

14. How does Louis feel when he returns from his first visit to Jud's house?
(a) Energized.
(b) Tired.
(c) Scared.
(d) Petty.

15. What color are Church's eyes in Chapter 25?
(a) Electric blue.
(b) Muddy brown
(c) Murky yellow-green
(d) Bright green

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Louis explain his hysteria to his wife?

2. In Chapter 14, what is Rachel wearing when Louis arrives home after experiencing the emergency on the first day of school?

3. Who is sick when the plane lands?

4. In which region of the United States is the Creed's new home?

5. Who is babysitting the Creed children so their parents can have alone time in Chapter 14?

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