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

3. Why does Nyle allow the strain in her and Muncie's friendship to continue?
(a) She doesn't want to tell Muncie about Ezra and his mom.
(b) She isn't sure she wants Muncie as a friend anymore.
(c) She isn't aware of the strain.
(d) She thinks Muncie is the one at fault.

4. What does Muncie say when Nyle asks her opinion about the people who used to live in Cookshire?
(a) Muncie's tone gets judgmental about the people sick with radiation.
(b) She says she didn't know any of them are sick.
(c) She says she thinks they all were moved to London.
(d) She expresses compassion for them.

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

6. Who eventually comes out to greet Nyle?
(a) Caleb.
(b) Baylor.
(c) Mr. Trent.
(d) Gran.

7. What does Nyla offer to help do?
(a) Teach Muncie's pony to wear a bridle.
(b) Move Ezra outside for some fresh air.
(c) Stay after school and clean chalk boards.
(d) Help Muncie card and spin the wool.

8. What does Nyla decide is one of the things she needs to do?
(a) Ask her gran about the truth about her father.
(b) Tell Muncie about Ezra.
(c) Make friends with Ripley.
(d) Help a little with Ezra's physical care.

9. How does Nyle try to entice Ezra out of his room?
(a) With the promise of a hay ride.
(b) By offering to let him watch an ewe have her lamb.
(c) By offering him a ride on her horse.
(d) With the promise of watching a meteor shower.

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

11. What does Ezra do when Nyle goes to pull back the window curtain.
(a) He asks if she made the curtains.
(b) He hides under the covers.
(c) He asks her not to do so.
(d) He gets up to go look outside.

12. Who is Nyle yelling at as the story begins?
(a) Ripley.
(b) Muncie.
(c) Tyrus.
(d) Phoebe.

13. About what is Muncie asking Nyle?
(a) A book assigned in English class.
(b) If Ezra was nice.
(c) Who she is going with to a school dance.
(d) Why she allows Tyrus in their fields.

14. About what do the two teens talk?
(a) The latest movies.
(b) What's going on at Nyle's school.
(c) The weather and sheep farming.
(d) Training horses.

15. What does the principal announce on the day it rains?
(a) That the rain will contaminate the groundwater.
(b) That the leak is contained and the air is good.
(c) That the air is still radioactive and not to remove their masks.
(d) That the rain will wash away any contamination.