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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Alvin say to Arthur as he locked the manacles?
(a) Don't be afraid.
(b) I won't forget you.
(c) Both of these.
(d) Neither of these.

2. Why did Miss Larner cry a bit in regret?
(a) Neither of these.
(b) Both of these.
(c) Arthur had ceased to be entirely himself and had lost his gift of mimicry.
(d) She would never play as important a role in Alvin's life.

3. Why didn't Mock Berry want to stay in the sleigh when he saw Arthur Stuart?
(a) He didn't want to squish Arthur Stuart.
(b) He didn't want the tongues wagging in town.
(c) He didn't want to sit next to a half black boy.
(d) He didn't think it was proper for Arthur Stuart to be near him.

4. Why was Peggy upset?
(a) She couldn't save Alvin from the pain he had endured.
(b) She didn't get to see Alvin's Making as it happened.
(c) All of these.
(d) She couldn't help Alvin, going through the worst pain of his life.

5. What does Miss Larner charge to tutor Alvin?
(a) A dollar a week.
(b) Ten cents a week.
(c) Sixty cents a week.
(d) Fifty cents a week.

6. What part of Alvin's mind does Miss Larner say is most neglected?
(a) His analytical thinking.
(b) His imagination.
(c) His thought processing.
(d) None of these.

7. Who did Alvin end up telling about the plow?
(a) Eleanor.
(b) Measure.
(c) Wastenot and Wantnot.
(d) Cally.

8. Who slammed the door to the springhouse?
(a) Horace.
(b) Arthur Stewart.
(c) Old Peg.
(d) Alvin.

9. What did Miss Larner want in payment for teaching Arthur Stuart?
(a) The allowance to host poetry readings in the roadhouse on Sunday evenings.
(b) A dollar a week.
(c) None of these.
(d) A dollar a month.

10. What did Arthur do to the palm that had killed the other Finder?
(a) Kissed it.
(b) None of these.
(c) Hugged it.
(d) Patted it.

11. Who does Alvin encounter on the road to town?
(a) Miss Larner.
(b) Anga Berry.
(c) Makepeace Smith.
(d) Mock Berry.

12. How many letters of credit did Cavil give Reverend Philadelphia Thrower?
(a) One thousand dollars.
(b) Two hundred dollars.
(c) Five hundred dollars.
(d) Seven hundred dollars.

13. What did Alvin do to the man that was fighting him?
(a) Took away his hex.
(b) Broke/healed his leg.
(c) Broke his nose.
(d) All of these.

14. What does Alvin say to the river rats in order to get them to put away their knives?
(a) "You afraid to face a blacksmith with bare hands?"
(b) "You really think those are going to harm a blacksmith?"
(c) None of these.
(d) "Some big men you are, bringing knives out on an unarmed man!"

15. Why didn't the river rats hang onto the cart for longer?
(a) They no longer had interest in the lady that Alvin was protecting.
(b) They worried if they upset Alvin, they would have Makepeace on them too.
(c) They were afraid of what Alvin would do to them.
(d) The cart had become greased and their hands could find no purchase.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Old Peg hope for?

2. What was the alternative to the manacles?

3. What did Makepeace say in regards to the work Alvin did on the manacles?

4. What excuse does Old Peg offer for the reason that her son isn't allowed in the school?

5. What was Pauley Wiseman's main objection to Miss Larner living on her own?

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