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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Deanna describes "prodigal summer" as what?
(a) A bounty of nature.
(b) Beautiful summer days.
(c) The forest at its best.
(d) Extravagant procreation.

2. According to Nannie, what is "the center of everything"?
(a) "God."
(b) "Happiness."
(c) "Love."
(d) "Me."

3. What is Lusa listening to in Chapter 8?
(a) Television.
(b) Nephews playing.
(c) The rain.
(d) The radio.

4. Where does Nannie sell her produce?
(a) Roadside stand.
(b) Amish market.
(c) Her house.
(d) Local library lawn.

5. What does Garnett have a strong interest in?
(a) Race horses.
(b) The American chestnut.
(c) Tree pruning.
(d) Sheep raising.

6. What does Deanna feel is now gone in her "secret place"?
(a) Eddie.
(b) Her confidence.
(c) The coyotes.
(d) The magic.

7. What is Lusa doing at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Washing dishes.
(b) Weeping.
(c) Milking a cow.
(d) Staring at the stars.

8. Besides his family, what was the only thing that Lusa's grandfather brought to the United States from Poland?
(a) A clarinet.
(b) Tree saplings.
(c) Woodworking tools.
(d) A dog.

9. What is a "sang"?
(a) Plant.
(b) Tree frog.
(c) Rabbit.
(d) Bird.

10. Who calls Garnett on the telephone in Chapter 14?
(a) Jewel.
(b) Nannie.
(c) Oda.
(d) Lusa.

11. What are Eddie & Deanna searching for in Chapter 13?
(a) Coyotes.
(b) Moths.
(c) Mushrooms.
(d) Earring.

12. What makes Deanna angry concerning Eddie in Chapter 7?
(a) His good looks.
(b) Her sexual attraction for him.
(c) His power over her.
(d) His disdain for the coyotes.

13. What accident did Deanna "almost" have when she was first hired?
(a) Falling over the cliff.
(b) Being mauled by a bear.
(c) Accidentally stabbing herself.
(d) Getting hit by a tractor.

14. What does Lusa have a degree in?
(a) Biology.
(b) Teaching.
(c) Entomology.
(d) Animal Husbandry.

15. How old is Eddie?
(a) 25.
(b) 30.
(c) 32.
(d) 28.

Short Answer Questions

1. What voices does Deanna hear in the forest?

2. In what manner does Deanna want Eddie to walk in the forest?

3. What was Garnett's former occupation?

4. What animal's scent does Deanna pick up in the forest?

5. What is Garnett remembering in Chapter 6?

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