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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does R.C. Cole live?
(a) In the shadow of Hogtail Mountain.
(b) Fire tower.
(c) By a creek.
(d) Shack on Hogtail Mountain.

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

3. What does Cussy read to the schoolchildren in Chapter 9?
(a) The Long Winter.
(b) Little House on the Prairie.
(c) On the Banks of Plum Creek.
(d) Farmer Boy.

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

5. How long does Cussy know that her father worked 18-hour days to pay for a mattress for her bed?
(a) 4 weeks.
(b) 5 weeks.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 2 weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Cussy make delivering books?

2. In Chapter 10, what magazine does Cussy drop off at Mr. Prine's homestead?

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

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

5. How old is Timmy Flynn?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is Pa going in Chapter 11 and why?

2. Who is Angeline Moffit?

3. How does Willie Moffit react when Cussy brings medicine?

4. What happens when Cussy refuses to put on an examination gown at the hospital in Lexington?

5. What does Loretta Adams tell Cussy when Cussy is worried about touching the old woman?

6. Who is R.C. Cole, and what are his dreams?

7. What has happened to Blues who have tried to right a wrong?

8. How does Queenie get nipped by Junia?

9. What wakes Cussy in Chapter 13, and what does she find outside?

10. Who does Pa arrange for Cussy to marry, and why does he not take her to the officiant for the wedding?

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