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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what does Ezra's speaking just once remind Mrs. Trent?
(a) Her husband's passing.
(b) Of the need to keep Ezra from knowing about his father.
(c) A passage in the Torah.
(d) That Ezra used to be such a talker.

2. Why does Nyle refuse Muncie's invitation?
(a) She has to bring in the sheep after the snowfall.
(b) She has to go home to care for Ezra.
(c) She wants to go to the exhibit with a boy she likes who asks her.
(d) She is not allowed cake before dinner.

3. What does Mr. Harris do?
(a) Milks the cow to make ice cream.
(b) Plays the banjo to entertain the girls as they card wool.
(c) Tells Nyle and Muncie a scary story as they card wool.
(d) Builds a fire for Nyle and Muncie.

4. What does Nyla do with her mask after talking with Gran?
(a) She hang it on a hook in the kitchen as a symbol of remembrance.
(b) She rips it into tiny pieces.
(c) She burns it.
(d) She says she is going to keep wearing it for a few more days.

5. What does Gran say Nyle needs to do?
(a) Make friends with Tyrus.
(b) Make friends with Muncie.
(c) Make friends with Ripley.
(d) Make friends with Ezra.

6. What is not out as usual?
(a) The firestriker.
(b) A snack for Nyle.
(c) The afternoon paper.
(d) The log keeper.

7. What brings up the topic of the nuclear accident?
(a) Seeing all the masks the kids are wearing.
(b) Seeing the towers of the power plant.
(c) A book about death and belonging.
(d) Talking about Ezra.

8. How does Mrs. Trent disappoint her parents?
(a) By moving away from Israel.
(b) By marrying too young.
(c) By marrying outside the faith.
(d) By converting to Roman Catholicism.

9. Who is in the back room?
(a) Nyle's cousin.
(b) Nyle's father.
(c) Evacuees.
(d) Grandpa.

10. What is the only thing Ezra says to Nyle?
(a) "I want to go home."
(b) "I want my mommie."
(c) "I had a dog."
(d) "Who are you?"

11. Who comes up to the girls in the pasture.
(a) Mr. Harris.
(b) Ezra.
(c) Ripley.
(d) Gran.

12. Where do the girls encounter some male classmates?
(a) In the mall.
(b) At the arcade.
(c) At the movies.
(d) At a restaurant for lunch.

13. What is Gran's response to Nyle's question?
(a) He was a sad man.
(b) The routine.
(c) Death is just another side to life.
(d) Sometimes it's just someone's time to go.

14. What does Nyle do after shrugging off her uneasy feeling?
(a) Goes and sews up the sheep's wounds.
(b) Goes and milks the cow.
(c) Feeds her pony.
(d) Continues to bring in the firewood.

15. What does Mrs. Haskins assign the students to write?
(a) A personal story about the accident.
(b) A letter to their friends or families out of town telling them about the accident.
(c) A letter to their best friend and talk about their fears.
(d) A letter to their congressional representatives and senators.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ezra do when Nyle goes to pull back the window curtain.

2. What does Ezra do when he sees the new puppy Nyle gets him?

3. What is unusual about Nyle's house that makes her stop?

4. Who killed the sheep?

5. Are is Nyla doing at Muncie's house?

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