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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What hand signal means "I'm hungry"?
(a) 2 fingers.
(b) 4 fingers.
(c) 1 finger.
(d) A fist.

2. Who is the author of Stone Fox?
(a) Hans Christian Anderson.
(b) Jack London.
(c) John Reynolds Gardiner.
(d) William Defoe.

3. How does Searchlight feel about the snow?
(a) She does not like how it gets into her paw pads.
(b) She is afraid of the falling flakes.
(c) She hates it.
(d) She loves it.

4. How does Willy plow the crop?
(a) Searchlight pulls the plow.
(b) A team of five Samoyeds pulls it.
(c) His neighbor rents his horse to him.
(d) Willy puts a harness over his head and pulls the plow himself.

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

6. What does Clifford Snyder's voice sound like?
(a) The screech of a hawk.
(b) The rush of a waterfall.
(c) The twang of a ricocheting bullet.
(d) The whisper of the wind.

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

8. What weapon does Clifford Snyder have?
(a) An axe.
(b) A derringer.
(c) A hammer.
(d) A pocket knife.

9. In what month does school usually start for Willy?
(a) January.
(b) April.
(c) October.
(d) July.

10. What do Clifford Snyder's teeth look like?
(a) They have black cavity holes in them.
(b) They are pearly white.
(c) They are yellow and tobacco-stained.
(d) They are mostly capped with gold.

11. How does little Willy earn his college money?
(a) By getting insurance money when his mother died.
(b) By renting out Searchlight to nearby farmers.
(c) By finding a buried stash of cash.
(d) By working on the farm.

12. What is one of the first chores that Grandfather does when he wakes up?
(a) Grandfather builds a fire.
(b) Grandfather goes bird-hunting.
(c) Grandfather does exercises.
(d) Grandfather takes the dog for a walk.

13. What signal does Grandfather use to mean no?
(a) He puts his palm up on the mattress.
(b) He puts his palm down on the mattress.
(c) He turns over onto his side.
(d) He crosses his legs.

14. What does Doc Smith say is going to happen to Grandfather?
(a) He is going to need physical therapy.
(b) He is going to help with the harvest.
(c) He is going to be better tomorrow.
(d) He is going to die.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much money does little Willy have in his college savings?

3. What crop does little WIlly and his Grandfather raise?

4. What has Grandfather not been doing that he should have been doing?

5. Where do potatoes grow?

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