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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. Why does Hugh build a shed behind their Camas home?
(a) To have a place to practice pitching.
(b) To have a place for woodworking.
(c) To create excess storage for his growing family.
(d) To have a place for his tools.

2. What ongoing activity does Irwin begin with Doc Franken while the Chance boys work on landscaping his lot?
(a) A card game.
(b) An ongoing chess game.
(c) A water balloon fight.
(d) A darts tournament.

3. What nickname does Everett give the Psalms in Boot Two?
(a) Dinosaur dictums.
(b) Preacher's propaganda.
(c) Betty Crocker.
(d) Tall tales.

4. What does Grandawma eat for her last meal?
(a) Mashed potatoes.
(b) A steak.
(c) Carrot soup.
(d) Oatmeal.

5. What song does Hugh compare "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" to in Book Two?
(a) Amazing Grace.
(b) Silent Night.
(c) Stand Up for Jesus.
(d) Happy Birthday.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the Chance boys hide to watch their father's pitching attempts and philosophize together?

2. When Kincaid has a nightmare in Book One, how does Hugh help him get back to sleep?

3. Why does drinking terrify Laura?

4. What three things do Laura and Hugh fight about in Book One that prompts her to take the twins up to Spokane?

5. How does Everett earn his first high school suspension?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Peter's opinion on miracles?

2. How does Everett's appearance change after Laura stops doing his domestic duties?

3. According to Kincaid in Book One, what causes Papa to start up smoking again after he had quit?

4. How did Papa lose his thumb?

5. Why are Irwin and the twins nonplussed by the "incriminating evidence" Elder Babcock and Laura show them against Peter, Everett, and Kincaid?

6. Why doesn't the Chance family use their heater in the Fortyford in Book One?

7. Why does Laura take a job making fake meat from soy beans in Book One?

8. What do the Twins do for Grandawma as a token of their love and affection after she dies?

9. What reason does Papa give for Mama expecting twins in Chapter 1?

10. Why does Hugh excuse Irwin from the room when he talks to the boys alone at the end of Book Two?

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