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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. In Chapter 13, what time does Junia's screaming wake Cussy?
(a) 3:30.
(b) 3:55.
(c) A little past 4.
(d) Not quite 3.

2. At the beginning of Chapter 1, how old is the new year?
(a) 8 hours.
(b) 10 hours.
(c) Barely 15 hours.
(d) Around 18 hours.

3. How long did it take to find Pa's uncle Colton's bones when he was dumped into an abandoned coal-mine shaft?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 6 weeks.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 5 days.

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

5. What disease did Caroline Barnes die of?
(a) Scurvy.
(b) Pellagra.
(c) Hypoanatremia.
(d) Beriberi.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the Evanses' son live?

2. In Chapter 8, what is the date of the Louisville Times that Cussy finds?

3. How many feet does Cussy have to guide Junia up Hogtail Mountain's path?

4. In Chapter 4, what book does Angeline return that she borrowed in December?

5. How did R.C. Cole's father die?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Cussy prepare for her next book delivery in Chapter 17?

2. What does Cussy do and what does her pa want her to do in Chapter 1?

3. What agreement does Doc make to keep Vester Frazier's death a secret?

4. What three things does Cussy get by the time spring comes in Chapter 3?

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

6. Why is Winnie Parker alone?

7. Why did an old mountain doctor give Cussy the nickname of Bluet?

8. Who accosts Cussy in Chapter 5?

9. How do the librarians get their books since they do not have time to come to town daily, and where does Cussy get hers?

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

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