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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14, River Rat, Chapter 15, Teacher, & Chapter 16, Property.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Alvin at this point in the story?
(a) Ten.
(b) Eleven.
(c) Eight.
(d) Twelve.

2. What kind of emotions did Horace Guester's name bring about in Mistress Modesty?
(a) Glad memory.
(b) Fear at what Peggy might intend.
(c) Both of these.
(d) Neither of these.

3. What kind of wood was good for finding water?
(a) Both of these.
(b) Hickory.
(c) Neither of these.
(d) Willow.

4. What did Alvin first think when he saw the blacksmith?
(a) He'd been sent to prentice to the devil.
(b) That the smith was likely to hurt him.
(c) That the smith was an evil looking man.
(d) That he would never be hungry learning to be a smith.

5. What was to happen in the ballroom downstairs?
(a) Their sons were to meet their ladies there.
(b) Their daughter was to have her first dance with her husband there.
(c) All of these.
(d) Their daughters were to meet their beaux there.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word is a sure sign of ignorance and stupidity, according to the teacher?

2. What did Makepeace attempt to give back to Hank?

3. What name did Cavil cry out that made his visitor recoil?

4. What had Alvin accomplished by saying he did the work on the springhouse in his "free time"?

5. What "lie" did Alvin tell his new master, Makepeace Smith?

(see the answer key)

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