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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On Fridays, how far does Cussy journey to get material to Oren Taft's Tobacco Top community?
(a) 14 miles.
(b) 11 miles.
(c) 21 miles.
(d) 18 miles.

2. In Chapter 2, how old is Charlie Frazier?
(a) 47.
(b) 51.
(c) 39.
(d) 62.

3. In Chapter 8, what is the date of the Louisville Times that Cussy finds?
(a) May 5, 1936.
(b) May 11, 1936.
(c) April 9, 1936.
(d) April 21, 1936.

4. In Chapter 9, how long is Cussy's route the day she stops at the schoolhouse?
(a) 12 miles.
(b) 19 1/2 miles.
(c) 17 1/2 miles.
(d) 21 miles.

5. How long did it take Cussy to nurse her mule, Junia, back to health?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 2 months.
(c) A month.
(d) 6 weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, how many of her 12 children did a woman up in a holler lose to pellagra?

2. How long did it take Pa's older brother to die when he was trapped in a mine explosion?

3. When did Loretta Adams' father come to Kentucky from Texas?

4. What time does Cussy leave Mr. Prine's homestead in Chapter 10?

5. How many boys does Queenie have?

(see the answer key)

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