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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. What section of the paper is across Papa's chest when he falls asleep on Sunday afternoon?
(a) The home section.
(b) The classifieds.
(c) The funny papers.
(d) The sports section.

2. What game do Lark and her mother play while her mother is cooking supper?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Lady Caller.
(c) Twenty Questions.
(d) I Spy.

3. What happens to the bread Mama tries to toast on the stove?
(a) It doesn't get warm.
(b) It's toasted just right.
(c) It barely gets warm.
(d) It burns.

4. Where does Hilly sit most days?
(a) On the front steps of his house.
(b) Near the front window of the ice cream shop.
(c) On a bench in front of the post office.
(d) On a bench at the depot.

5. In the letter Lark finds in the Hobo Jungle, to whom is Earl Samson writing?
(a) Mr. Johnson.
(b) Willie.
(c) Eddie.
(d) Bill.

Short Answer Questions

1. What treat does Mr. Wendell give Lark when she arrives with Papa?

2. Where is Aunt Betty when Lark and Mama arrive at her house?

3. What does Mama do when Lark and Sally go to her with leeches?

4. What kind of trees are in the front yard at Grandma and Grandpa's house?

5. What does Lark think is the best part of the annual parade?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lark's family come to be living in the depot?

2. Why does Lark say she likes spending time in taverns?

3. What is the problem with Lark's hair on the day after the poker game? What does she fear will be the outcome of that problem?

4. What is Mama's plan for Aunt Betty and Uncle Stan and how does she start that plan rolling?

5. What decision does Lark face when she realizes she can't possibly reach the raft?

6. What are some of Papa's duties with the railroad?

7. Briefly describe what Lark observes and fells during the funeral.

8. Where does Mama tell Lark the baby has gone? Where does Lark believe it's gone? Why does Mama slap Lark?

9. Why does a committee want Mrs. Stillman dismissed from her teaching job?

10. Describe the condition of Aunt Betty's house when Lark and Mama arrive.

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