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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many miners died in the last strike that Cussy remembers in Chapter 7?
(a) 8.
(b) 2.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

3. What was Doc's wife's name?
(a) Edna.
(b) Louisa.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Lydia.

4. How many stops does Cussy have on her Wednesday route?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 10.
(d) 7.

5. 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.

6. How far did Caroline Barnes have to walk to find food for her babies in Chapter 1?
(a) 5 miles.
(b) 9 miles.
(c) 11 miles.
(d) 7 miles.

7. How long does Cussy tell her father in Chapter 11 that she read to Loretta?
(a) 40 minutes.
(b) 15 minutes.
(c) 20 minutes.
(d) 30 minutes.

8. How long did it take Pa's older brother to die when he was trapped in a mine explosion?
(a) 1 day and 2 nights.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 2 days and nights.

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

10. Where is Doc's housekeeper from?
(a) Haiti.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Jamaica.

11. When does Cussy go to the Library Center to get books for her patrons?
(a) First Monday of each month.
(b) Second Tuesday of each month.
(c) Third Wednesday of each month.
(d) Fourth Friday of each month.

12. In Chapter 12, where has Queenie applied for a librarian assistant job?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Cincinnati.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Indianapolis.

13. How old is Timmy Flynn?
(a) 10.
(b) 12.
(c) 9.
(d) 11.

14. How many stops does Cussy have after stopping at Martha Hannah Smith's place in Chapter 10?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

15. Where does Queenie want to go someday?
(a) Indiana.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) Illinois.
(d) Virginia.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did it take Cussy to nurse her mule, Junia, back to health?

2. How old is R.C. Cole's girlfriend?

3. What type of car does Doc drive?

4. What songs did Cussy's mother used to sing when Pa was at work?

5. What homestead does Mr. Lovett buy?

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