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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jessie do before meeting her mother at the forbidden rock for the second time?
(a) She helps Hannah lift a log.
(b) She puts Katie to bed.
(c) She collects herbs.
(d) She finishes her chores.

2. What does Ma tell Jessie to say she is doing after school at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) Visiting her grandmother.
(b) Going home to sleep.
(c) Looking for herbs.
(d) Helping her sister study.

3. Who does Ma say Miles Clifton wanted to visit his village?
(a) No one.
(b) Teachers.
(c) Women.
(d) Tourists.

4. In Chapter 1, why does Ma tell Jessie to be careful?
(a) Because she trips.
(b) Because she finds money.
(c) Because she is close to a sick person.
(d) Because she knows a secret.

5. Why does Jessie leave her oil lamp lit when she waits outside the Benton's cabin in Chapter 1?
(a) For comfort.
(b) She doesn't leave it lit.
(c) So her mother can see her.
(d) To keep warm.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, why won't Jessie's mother let her see Betsy?

2. What does Ma do before leaving the Bentons' house in Chapter 1?

3. What is Jessie's mother's role in the village?

4. Why does Ma suggest Jessie meet with Mr. Neely in Chapter 5?

5. In Chapter 5, what confuses Ma as she explains Clifton to Jessie?

(see the answer key)

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