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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. 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.

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

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

4. What condition does Lusa have to treat in her herd?
(a) Bloat.
(b) Worms.
(c) Scabies.
(d) Hoof rot.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Garnett gradually realizing about Nannie?

2. In Chapter 26, whom is the Forest Service agent looking for?

3. In Chapter 31, what does the coyote smell?

4. Deanna fears that she is what?

5. Who is the father of Jewel's children?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Garnett embarrass himself in Chapter 28?

2. What secret does Lusa tell Crys, in Chapter 21?

3. In Chapter 17, what remark does Nannie make that causes Garnett to wonder if he may have been responsible for his wife's death?

4. In Chapter 30, Lusa starts to think of Cole in a different manner. What is this?

5. Why does Deanna think that falling trees will never crush her cabin?

6. What are some of the ghost experiences in the house that Lusa relates to Crys?

7. In Chapter 25, what does Deanna remember as the closest thing to an explanation of the birds and the bees that she ever got?

8. Even though Nannie drives Garnett crazy, why does he feel it is his responsibility to give her the shingles in his garage?

9. In Chapter 18, Lusa spends quality time with Crys. What are some things that she finds out about her?

10. What is the "decrease predator - increase prey" concept that Deanna tries to explain to Eddie in Chapter 19?

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