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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many people live in the area where Cussy and her pa live?
(a) 180.
(b) 215.
(c) About 250.
(d) 300 or so.

2. How much does Cussy make delivering books?
(a) $8 a week.
(b) $28 a month.
(c) $5 a week.
(d) $35 a month.

3. What was the name of Pa's older brother who was tricked into being a miner's sacrifice?
(a) Stephen.
(b) Daniel.
(c) Joshua.
(d) Michael.

4. In Chapter 10, what magazine does Cussy drop off at Mr. Prine's homestead?
(a) Look.
(b) Time.
(c) Reader's Digest.
(d) Newsweek.

5. What day of the week might Cussy and Queenie crisscross on their deliveries?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Wednesday.

6. In Chapter 2, if Cussy does not count the courters who did not come to the house, how many have come calling?
(a) 15.
(b) Over a dozen.
(c) A couple dozen.
(d) 18.

7. Where is the woman's club located that donated the radio to the Library Center in Chapter 8?
(a) Denver.
(b) Boston.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Cincinnati.

8. When is Angeline expecting a baby?
(a) August 2.
(b) July 18.
(c) September 19.
(d) October 11.

9. In Chapter 6 after being accosted by Vester Frazier, how many cabins does Cussy stop at?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

10. Where is Cussy to go with Doc for tests in Chapter 16?
(a) Frankfort.
(b) Elizabethtown.
(c) Louisville.
(d) Lexington.

11. What dowry did Elijah offer for Cussy after Agnes's packhorse left her in the snow last month?
(a) $2 and 5 acres of farmland.
(b) $5 and 10 acres of woodland.
(c) $5 and 10 acres of farmland.
(d) $2 and 5 acres of woodland.

12. How long after Cussy's mother died did she apply to be a Pack Horse librarian?
(a) 8 weeks.
(b) 2 months.
(c) A month.
(d) 15 weeks.

13. In Chapter 7, how many hours a day are Pa and the other miners working?
(a) 17.
(b) 15.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

14. What does Henry give Cussy?
(a) Grape Life Saver.
(b) Lime Life Saver.
(c) Cherry Life Saver.
(d) Pineapple Life Saver.

15. What magazine does Cussy leave for Mr. Moffit in Chapter 4?
(a) Life.
(b) Popular Science.
(c) Reader's Digest.
(d) Popular Mechanics.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 1, how old is the new year?

2. Where did Cussy get her pocketwatch?

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

4. In Chapter 12, where has Queenie applied for a librarian assistant job?

5. In Chapter 12, what is the name of Queenie's rented horse?

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