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

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

3. In Chapter 16, how often is Cussy to go to the city with Doc for tests?
(a) Every 45 days.
(b) Once a month.
(c) Every other month.
(d) Every other week.

4. What was the name of Pa's older brother who was tricked into being a miner's sacrifice?
(a) Joshua.
(b) Stephen.
(c) Daniel.
(d) Michael.

5. What homestead does Mr. Lovett buy?
(a) Bernauer.
(b) Newcum.
(c) Elder.
(d) Gentry.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 13, what time does Junia's screaming wake Cussy?

2. How old is Angeline's husband in Chapter 4?

3. In Chapter 2, if Cussy does not count the courters who did not come to the house, how many have come calling?

4. How long did it take to find Pa's uncle Colton's bones when he was dumped into an abandoned coal-mine shaft?

5. What is Angeline tending in her garden in Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Queenie get nipped by Junia?

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

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

7. What happened to Pa's older brother, Daniel?

8. What is the schoolhouse like that Cussy visits in Chapter 9?

9. When Cussy is hungry, what does she discover that Henry, a boy from the school gave her?

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

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