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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 do the brothers do after dinner while Victoria is in her room?
(a) Go to the barn.
(b) Watch television in the living room.
(c) Sit at the dining table.
(d) Play cards.

2. What does Maggie say Victoria needs to do?
(a) Have an abortion.
(b) Take a pregnancy test.
(c) Talk to the school principal.
(d) Go to a doctor.

3. What does Raymond worry about the first night Victoria is at their house?
(a) If she liked his cooking.
(b) If her boyfriend is still in town.
(c) How long she has been pregnant.
(d) If her mother is going to send the sheriff out.

4. What does Mrs. Steans encourage Ike and Bobby to do?
(a) Give up the paper route because it's too dangerous.
(b) Go with their mother when she moves.
(c) Bring her some of the cookies their mother baked.
(d) Visit her at any time.

5. About what do the McPheron brothers think Maggie is joking?
(a) That Jim Guthrie is divorcing his wife.
(b) That Jim Guthrie is selling his ranch.
(c) The idea of Victoria living with them.
(d) The idea of them adopting a baby.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the purpose of the chutes at the McPherons' place?

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

3. What does Guthrie ask Russell Beckman to do?

4. Why does Ike and Bobby's mother cry when they are there?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Victoria visit Maggie in her classroom?

2. When does Victoria go into labor, how does she handle it and how do the McPherons handle it? What does she deliver?

3. What does the young man ask his girlfriend, Sharlene, to do and what is the end result?

4. What strange thing is Ike's horse doing one morning and what does Guthrie say he will do?

5. What does Dr. Martin do after he examines Victoria and what does she ask him?

6. What does Guthrie tell Russell to do when Russell lies to Guthrie and what is the result of Guthrie's request?

7. What does Maggie do about Guthrie going to Judy's house and what is his response?

8. What does Crowder decide to do about Russell, what is Russell's father's response and what does Crowder tell Guthrie when they leave?

9. Where do Ike and Bobby ride their horse and why do they go there?

10. What do Ike and Bobby do after their paper route on the morning their horse is sick? What happens to the horse and what does the veterinarian do?

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