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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. In Chapter 15, what does Lusa see in her house?
(a) Mice.
(b) Ghosts.
(c) Bats.
(d) Moths.

2. What song does Garnett whistle while mailing his letter?
(a) "Pretty Saro".
(b) "Camptown Ladies".
(c) "All Shook Up".
(d) "Mountain Music".

3. Where do coyotes live?
(a) Burrow.
(b) Den.
(c) Cave.
(d) Lair.

4. What did Deanna's father do to diffuse his grief about having to sell their farm?
(a) Gamble.
(b) Fight.
(c) Drink.
(d) Talk to the land.

5. What is Garnett's busiest month?
(a) June.
(b) May.
(c) August.
(d) July.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is Little Rickie's hair?

2. Whom do Eddie & Deanna find in a tree?

3. What is George Tick's gas station giving away?

4. Besides his family, what was the only thing that Lusa's grandfather brought to the United States from Poland?

5. What is Lusa doing at the beginning of Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lusa feel that the townspeople look at her, since Cole's death?

2. What is Lusa's plan for her goats?

3. How do you think Herb and Big Rickie handle the situation about putting in Lusa's crop?

4. What does Garnett warn Lusa about, when she wants to place an ad for goats?

5. Why is Garnett disheartened by the farms in the area?

6. Why does Lusa feel that her new sisters-in-law do not like her?

7. In Chapter 15, Lusa finds she is happier than she has been a long time. Explain this change.

8. What was the occupation of Lusa's grandparents?

9. What is Eddie like, at the beginning of the book and how does Deanna react to him?

10. What does Nannie need to do to keep her organic farming certification valid?

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