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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. Who defends Muncie before Nyle has the chance to do so?
(a) Bob.
(b) Gran.
(c) Muncie.
(d) Dan.

2. What does Nyle decide to add to the farm?
(a) A horse to replace the pony Mr. Harris bought for Muncie.
(b) A guard dog.
(c) A new feeding trough.
(d) A new ram.

3. What does Ezra do when Nyla introduces herself?
(a) He turns away from her.
(b) He blinks, nods and then closes his eyes again.
(c) He says hello and tells her his name.
(d) He sits up and asks her what the book is that she's carrying.

4. What does the person want?
(a) She wants the girls to come in for lunch.
(b) He wants Muncie to come home.
(c) His dog, Tyrus, is missing again.
(d) He wants to learn more about the sheep.

5. What does Ezra do when he sees the new puppy Nyle gets him?
(a) Immediately puts it in the bed with him.
(b) Says it's the best present he's ever had.
(c) Names it Shep's girl.
(d) Screams that it's radioactive.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Nyle yelling at as the story begins?

2. What is the most interesting aspect of the weather right now?

3. Who is in the back room?

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

5. Who comes up to the girls in the pasture.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Nyle's first encounter with Ezra.

3. What do you think Ezra means when he says he feels like a phoenix?

4. What do the girls do in Radio Shack and why is that ironic?

5. What emotion is Nyle experiencing and what is Gran's advice about the emotion? Do you think it is wise advice?

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

7. How do you think the theme of determination plays out in this chapter?

8. What is ironic about Ezra's feeling about the back room?

9. What does Nyle see as she approaches the farmhouse and what might it foreshadow?

10. Mrs. Trent reveals that she disappoints her parents by marrying out of the faith and that she is paying the price now. Do you think this is true?

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