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

2. What does Ezra say he feels like?
(a) A mack truck ran over him.
(b) A battering ram.
(c) Superman.
(d) A phoenix.

3. Are is Nyla doing at Muncie's house?
(a) Carding wool.
(b) Washing Muncie's pony.
(c) Playing hopscotch.
(d) Braiding Muncie's pony's tail.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Nyle and Gran doing down in the cellar?

2. What does Nyle notice when she goes downstairs in her home?

3. Of what does Mrs. Trent start showing symptoms?

4. What does Nyle decide to add to the farm?

5. What does Nyle reply to Muncie's statement?

Short Essay Questions

1. The issue of a drawn curtain occurs in this chapter, in previous chapters, and in future chapters. How does this issue come up in this chapter and venture a guess as to the significance of the incident.

2. What are the girls studying in their English class that is a major theme of this book?

3. What happens that demonstrates one minor theme in this book--that is, not accepting people for who they are?

4. Why is it ironic that Nyle has to frighten off Tyrus from the sheep?

5. What adds to the tension between the Muncie and Nyle?

6. What is evidence of Ezra's continue improvement?

7. What else occurs at the beginning of this chapter that gives Nyle a sense of unease?

8. Contrast the back room how it was used when Nyle is small versus in the story now.

9. Describe Ezra's response to Nyle when she comes to read to him.

10. What emotion do you think Muncie is feeling as she inquires why Nyle did not come study with her the night before?

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