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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. Where does the father of Victoria's baby live?
(a) In another town.
(b) Two houses down from Victoria.
(c) Next door to Victoria.
(d) Right by the school.

2. What happens to Bobby near the end of the work?
(a) He trips and falls off the fence into the pig pen.
(b) He breaks his arm.
(c) He jumps off the fence and sprains his ankle.
(d) He is run over by a cow.

3. What does Guthrie do about Ella's request concerning Ike and Bobby?
(a) Takes them over to her house.
(b) Says she may take them with her, but they have to come back for the summers.
(c) That the boys deserve the truth about her leaving.
(d) That he can take as good care of them as Ella's mother.

4. What does the student say about the length of his report when asked?
(a) He could not find any information on his topic.
(b) He thought it was supposed to be at least 10 minutes long.
(c) He didn't want to bore the class.
(d) He tried to pare it down more.

5. Where is Mrs. Stearn's family?
(a) She does not know.
(b) Scattered all about the United States.
(c) All dead.
(d) In the same town, but they won't speak to her.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jim take the news about Ella?

2. Why is Guthrie in Crowder's office with the Beckmans?

3. Who do Ike and Bobby see inside a vacant house one night?

4. Where do Ike and Bobby go to help herd?

5. With whom does Maggie Jones live?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Raymond get angry at a bar?

2. What does the school board chairman tell the Beckmans and how do they respond?

3. What do Ike and Bobby do when they get home from school?

4. What do the McPheron brothers give Ike and Bobby and what do the boys ask their father about the brothers?

5. How does Victoria feel on the way to the McPherons' house and what happens when she and Maggie arrive there?

6. What happens when Victoria returns to the McPherons' house?

7. How does Victoria end up going to Denver?

8. What kind of report does a male student make in Guthrie's class and what does he say when Guthrie asks why his report is so short? What is Gurthrie's response to the student's answer?

9. What does Crowder tell Russell Beckman's parents as to the reason they have been called to the office and what does Mrs. Beckman say? What does Russell say?

10. What does Victoria tell the McPheron brothers about where she was and where do they take her?

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