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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Nannie's biggest fear of pesticides?
(a) They make people sick.
(b) They stunt the growth of her apple trees.
(c) The chemical companies are getting too powerful.
(d) They hurt animals.

2. When telling people about her plans, Lusa says that she is going to do what?
(a) Wait a year and then decide.
(b) Finish what she started.
(c) Take one day at a time.
(d) Ask for help.

3. What kind of berries do coyotes like?
(a) Boysenberries.
(b) Strawberries.
(c) Gooseberries.
(d) Blackberries.

4. What does Deanna say is the reason that she likes to watch birds?
(a) They are a perfect example of total grace.
(b) They are constantly on the move.
(c) They are beautiful.
(d) They do something different every fifteen minutes.

5. Whom is Deanna going to tell the townspeople is the father of her child?
(a) Big Rickie.
(b) A co-worker.
(c) A coyote.
(d) Eddie.

6. What has killed all the baby phoebes?
(a) A hawk.
(b) A raccoon.
(c) A snake.
(d) Their mother's death.

7. Deanna fears that she is what?
(a) Bi-polar.
(b) Menopausal.
(c) Going to be fired.
(d) Sex-starved.

8. What does Deanna use, instead of a stamp, on her letter to Nannie?
(a) An I.O.U.
(b) A map.
(c) A taped coin.
(d) A drawing of herself.

9. Who is coming to visit Garrett, that has him excited?
(a) Jewel.
(b) Grandchildren.
(c) Lusa.
(d) College friends.

10. According to Deanna, there is no such thing as what?
(a) Spiritualism.
(b) Alone.
(c) Love.
(d) Contentment.

11. What is Deanna afraid of, in Chapter 29?
(a) A bear.
(b) A mountain lion.
(c) A storm.
(d) A baby.

12. In Chapter 16, why does Deanna feel ashamed?
(a) She has been neglecting her friends.
(b) She is acting like a tramp.
(c) She is old and Eddie is young.
(d) She has not been doing her job.

13. According to Hannie-Mavis, why is the family afraid of Lusa owning the farm?
(a) She'll sell it.
(b) She'll turn it into something that Cole didn't want.
(c) She'll re-marry and it will go to her new husband.
(d) She'll go bankrupt and lose it.

14. What physical ailment has Garnett suffered from for years?
(a) Headaches.
(b) Leg cramps.
(c) Back pain.
(d) Dizziness.

15. What is oozing out of the church walls?
(a) Water.
(b) Honey.
(c) Sap.
(d) Paint.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 28, what Garnett thinks is a stranger by Nannie's garden, turns out to be what?

2. Who cuts down trees for Garnett and Nannie, in Chapter 20?

3. What do Nannie and Garnett agree that there are too many of?

4. How old was Nannie's daughter, when she died?

5. What is Nannie wearing, in Chapter 23, which surprises Garnett?

(see the answer keys)

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