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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Grandfather go without talking before Willy makes up hand signals?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 3 days.
(c) Over 3 weeks.
(d) 5 hours.

2. What state does little Willy live in?
(a) Arizona.
(b) Colorado.
(c) Montana.
(d) Wyoming.

3. Which of the following statements does Clifford Snyder NOT make to Grandfather?
(a) "Maybe we can get you more time to pay."
(b) "You are no better than other folks."
(c) "It is the law."
(d) "If you do not pay . . . we have our ways."

4. How old is Willy's dog?
(a) 6 months old.
(b) 10 years old.
(c) 8 weeks old.
(d) 2 years old.

5. What has Grandfather not been doing that he should have been doing?
(a) Planting corn.
(b) Reading books.
(c) Raising pigs.
(d) Paying taxes on the farm.

6. What instrument does Grandfather play?
(a) The flute.
(b) The harmonica.
(c) The fiddle.
(d) The piano.

7. Where do potatoes grow?
(a) On a vine that climbs up a tree.
(b) On top of dirt mounds that face the sun.
(c) Under the ground.
(d) Above the ground.

8. Why does little Willy not use his college money to help get the plow in?
(a) Because he wants to keep it in the bank so it can earn interest.
(b) Because Grandfather signals "No!"
(c) Because he uses his college money to buy food.
(d) Because he finds another stack of money buried in the garden.

9. When Grandfather plays a trick on little Willy, what does he dress up as?
(a) The aging teaching who taught Willy's class.
(b) The mean man from their town.
(c) The man who put horseshoes on horses.
(d) The scarecrow in their garden.

10. What does Willy do for Grandfather every night when he gets home?
(a) Willy cooks steak and potatoes for dinner.
(b) Willy plays checkers with Grandfather.
(c) Willy washes Grandfather's bed sheets.
(d) Willy combs Grandfather's hair.

11. In what stage of life is Doc Smith?
(a) Doc Smith is an old woman.
(b) Doc Smith is a mother with young children.
(c) Doc Smith is in middle age, about 45 years old.
(d) Doc Smith is just out of medical school.

12. How far is the schoolhouse from Grandfather and Willy's farm?
(a) 2,000 feet.
(b) 15 miles.
(c) 5 miles.
(d) 3 blocks.

13. How old is little Willy?
(a) 12 years old.
(b) 6 years old.
(c) 10 years old.
(d) 15 years old.

14. Which of the following does NOT describe a city slicker?
(a) They do not know potatoes from peanuts.
(b) They dress like they are going to a wedding.
(c) They have soft, pink hands.
(d) They are always drinking coffee.

15. What does little Willy make in the mornings for breakfast?
(a) Eggs and bacon.
(b) Oatmeal mush.
(c) Pancakes.
(d) Biscuits and gravy.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Grandfather, what is the crop going to be like?

2. What does WIlly's teacher say about Willy?

3. What is the name of Doc Smith's horse?

4. How big is the white spot on Willy's dog's head?

5. When do Searchlight and little Willy head home?

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