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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 was the first word Arthur spelled out?
(a) Choking.
(b) Death.
(c) To.
(d) Mockingbird.

2. What didn't Arthur tell anyone about?
(a) The Redbird.
(b) All of these.
(c) Alvin being a Maker.
(d) Alvin's knackery while he did the well.

3. What errand was Alvin on for Makepeace?
(a) Dropping off ordered ironwork.
(b) Both of these.
(c) Getting some raw materials.
(d) Neither of these.

4. When had Arthur last seen the boat?
(a) When he was six.
(b) When he was ten.
(c) When he was three.
(d) When he was a baby.

5. What was true Making?
(a) Creating something from nothing.
(b) Creating something with its' own life fire.
(c) Convincing things that they wanted to be another way.
(d) All of these.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hank think Makepeace was doing?

2. What does Peggy aspire to be?

3. What did Alvin reckon he was hexing up the springhouse for?

4. Who was now more important than Peggy in Alvin's future?

5. How many bottles of bourbon did Cavil drink?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Old Peg feel initially about the teacher?

2. Why did Alvin figure Mock Berry didn't thank him for getting him a fair price?

3. Why was Mistress Modesty so upset?

4. What might Peggy have said if she had gotten a chance, before her mama died?

5. What did the changes Alvin made in Arthur Stuart do to his heartfire and futures according to Peggy?

6. What issues did Pauley have in regard to Miss Larner living alone? How did she respond to that?

7. What did Alvin begin to notice, working at the smithy?

8. Why didn't Alvin want to take away Mike Fink's protective hex? Why did he have to?

9. How did Alvin realize that Miss Larner was right?

10. What excuses were offered to Old Peg to try and talk sense into her?

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