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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. Why does Lusa think her garden looks different from other people's?
(a) Most of it has died.
(b) She does not really know what she is doing.
(c) She is an outsider.
(d) The weeds have taken over.

3. How old is Crys?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

4. What does Deanna do with Eddie's note?
(a) She tears it up.
(b) She folds it and puts in her Bible.
(c) She kisses it.
(d) She burns it.

5. In Chapter 28, what Garnett thinks is a stranger by Nannie's garden, turns out to be what?
(a) A scarecrow.
(b) A shovel.
(c) A fencepost.
(d) A bent tree.

6. As a child, what did Lusa raise in shoeboxes?
(a) Frogs.
(b) Caterpillars.
(c) Kittens.
(d) Mice.

7. What creatures is Eddie afraid of?
(a) Bats.
(b) Spiders
(c) Owls.
(d) Snakes.

8. In Chapter 20, what does Nannie say that Mary Edna has?
(a) A case of herself.
(b) The flu.
(c) Anger issues.
(d) Too much time on her hands.

9. When Jewel gets sick in the garden, what does Lusa give her?
(a) A hug.
(b) A cold cloth.
(c) Pain medication.
(d) A ride home.

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

11. What exciting news does Nannie give Garnett, in Chapter 20?
(a) She's accepted a job.
(b) Egg Fork is having a celebration.
(c) American chestnuts have survived on her property.
(d) She's moving.

12. What kind of therapy does Lusa discover, after Cole's death?
(a) Mowing the lawn.
(b) Counseling.
(c) Gardening.
(d) Walking.

13. In Chapter 27, what do Lusa and Little Rickie decide to do together?
(a) Go dancing.
(b) Have sex.
(c) Play Scrabble.
(d) Go walking.

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

15. Why does the coyote like Nannie's orchard?
(a) There are no chemicals.
(b) It is secluded.
(c) It is quiet.
(d) There is tall grass to hide in.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Crys said that Lois calls Lusa?

2. How old is Nannie?

3. What is the other name of Highway 6?

4. According to Lusa, what do people do more of, when they are sad?

5. What does Lusa say that convinces Jewel to allow her to adopt her children, after her death?

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