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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17, Spelling Bee.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Old Peg want the schoolteacher to live?
(a) None of these.
(b) In the old springhouse.
(c) In her own home in town.
(d) In the inn.

2. What did Alvin think about when he had woken?
(a) Both of these.
(b) Neither of these.
(c) How he had caused it to become summer.
(d) How he had called Redbird to him.

3. What did the people standing by the stove offer Alvin?
(a) A cup of coffee.
(b) A nip from the flask they had.
(c) A sip of cocoa.
(d) A cup of tea.

4. Why did Mock Berry stay so poor?
(a) People would charge Mock more than they charge a white customer.
(b) People hated the Berry's.
(c) People disliked the black family.
(d) No one treated the Berry's fair.

5. Why can't Horace tell his wife that Peggy is going to see someone else and not go find the slave girl?
(a) Peggy doesn't want her mama to fret.
(b) Peggy doesn't want him to lie to her mama.
(c) Both of these.
(d) Neither of these.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Miss Larner charge to tutor Alvin?

2. What did Alvin invite when he dug in anger?

3. How far did Alvin sink in the ooze at the bottom of the second well?

4. Who did Peggy hitch a ride with?

5. What did Cavil do when the black girl protested?

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