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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the prize for raffle tickets a man in a yellow bow tie is selling in front of the Company store?
(a) Fresh vegetables.
(b) Book.
(c) Homemade preserves.
(d) Quilt.

2. How long did most of Cussy's ancestors live?
(a) Into their 90s.
(b) Into their 70s and 80s.
(c) Into their 80s and 90s.
(d) Into their 60s and 70s.

3. What type of trees does Junia swing around in Chapter 22?
(a) Basswood.
(b) Beech.
(c) Oaks.
(d) Sycamores.

4. In Chapter 29, how long do Queenie and Cussy pause on their way to town to give Cussy a chance to eat and settle her stomach?
(a) About 20 minutes.
(b) Half an hour.
(c) 15 minutes.
(d) 35 minutes.

5. What color are Ruth's eyes?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Brown.
(d) Gray.

6. How old is Birdie?
(a) 19.
(b) 20.
(c) 18.
(d) 17.

7. How long until July 4 in Chapter 29?
(a) 8 days.
(b) 11 days.
(c) 13 days.
(d) 15 days.

8. What does Jackson give Cussy for a wedding present?
(a) Book by Longfellow.
(b) Book by Wordsworth.
(c) Book by Donne.
(d) Book by Yeats.

9. In Chapter 28, how many milligrams of methylene blue does Doc give Cussy for her first dose?
(a) 100 milligrams.
(b) 50 milligrams.
(c) 125 milligrams.
(d) 75 milligrams.

10. Who shoots a rattlesnake and saves Cussy in Chapter 25?
(a) Martha Hannah.
(b) Jackson Lovett.
(c) Angeline.
(d) Winnie Parker.

11. Last January, how many men were buried where they were trapped in the mine?
(a) 8.
(b) 7.
(c) 10.
(d) 6.

12. In Chapter 24, how many people had to be dug out of a cave-in weeks ago?
(a) 1 small boy.
(b) 2 men.
(c) 3 men.
(d) 2 small boys.

13. What is the name of the man who brings Pa's body home?
(a) David Baker.
(b) Howard Moore.
(c) Andrew Smith.
(d) Charles Andrews.

14. In Chapter 37, what is Honey wrapped in when she lays in the dirt?
(a) Her mama's housecoat.
(b) A tattered blanket.
(c) An apron.
(d) Rags.

15. Where does Cussy learn that her father is in Chapter 25?
(a) Frankfort.
(b) Lexington.
(c) Near Ohio.
(d) Near Tennessee.

Short Answer Questions

1. What day of the week does Doc come and bang on Cussy's cabin door?

2. In Chapter 43, when is the mine shutting down?

3. How long after her marriage does Mrs. Vance have her baby?

4. When was Cory Lincoln released from the penitentiary in Chapter 24?

5. What type of soup does Junia lift her nose toward in Chapter 32?

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