View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 31, what does R.C. bring Cussy?
(a) Water and chamomile.
(b) Water and ginger root.
(c) Water and yellowroot.
(d) Water and peppermint.

2. In Chapter 30, what type of horse does Jackson ride?
(a) Paint.
(b) Black.
(c) Chestnut.
(d) Appaloosa.

3. How long after her marriage does Mrs. Vance have her baby?
(a) 10 months.
(b) 11 months.
(c) 8 months.
(d) 7 months.

4. In Chapter 28, how many blocks of cheese are in the food carton from Doc?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

5. When does Devil John say that Cussy can bring the canning and recipe books?
(a) After planting and harvest.
(b) After harvest.
(c) November.
(d) December.

6. What magazine does Angeline have that she wants Cussy to read?
(a) Good Housekeeping.
(b) Life.
(c) Redbook.
(d) Reader's Digest.

7. In Chapter 22, how late does Devil John Smith say that Martha Hannah was late with his supper yesterday?
(a) 90 minutes.
(b) Nearly an hour.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) About 45 minutes.

8. In Chapter 25, what was the name of the woman the Company learned last year was passing letters from her husband to gather miners for a strike?
(a) Mrs. Brown.
(b) Mrs. Nelson.
(c) Mrs. Peters.
(d) Mrs. Colson.

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

10. What song by Benny Goodman is Cussy thinking of as she rides to Martha Hannah's in Chapter 22?
(a) Memories of You.
(b) Flying Home.
(c) Blue Moon.
(d) Let's Dance.

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

12. How old was Willie when his ma left him with strangers?
(a) Baby.
(b) 3.
(c) A toddler.
(d) 2.

13. In Chapter 26, what uncle does Cussy remember would play his fiddle while her parents danced?
(a) William.
(b) Colton.
(c) Dalton.
(d) Martin.

14. What type of soup does Junia lift her nose toward in Chapter 32?
(a) Muskrat.
(b) Turtle.
(c) Rabbit.
(d) Coon.

15. What book does Jackson give Cussy to read in Chapter 20?
(a) Sons.
(b) East Wind: West Wind.
(c) The Mother.
(d) A House Divided.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Doc discover that Cussy and her kin have?

2. When is Winnie to join her husband in Detroit?

3. When were the miscegnation laws revised?

4. When does Martha Hannah read the Bible to her children?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 367 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample