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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long had Izzy been delivering books in Chapter 5?
(a) 5 weeks.
(b) 6 weeks.
(c) 7 weeks.
(d) 8 weeks.

2. In Chapter 4, what did Alice leave for Jim Horner?
(a) 3 magazines and 4 books.
(b) 2 magazines and 3 books.
(c) 3 books and a magazine.
(d) 4 books and a magazine.

3. In Chapter 3, what time does Alice get up in the morning?
(a) 5:30.
(b) 5.
(c) 6:30.
(d) 6.

4. In Chapter 11, where do Van Cleve and Bennett have lunch?
(a) Frankfort.
(b) Lexington.
(c) Shelbyville.
(d) Richmond.

5. What time did Alice usually arrive at the library each morning in Chapter 2?
(a) 6:30.
(b) 8.
(c) 7.
(d) 7:30.

6. What does Fred bring Alice to eat in Chapter 12?
(a) Soup.
(b) Chili.
(c) Sandwich.
(d) Macaroni and cheese.

7. In Chapter 14, how many months does Margery think she is pregnant?
(a) 5 1/2.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

8. In Chapter 11, what does Alice use for target practice?
(a) Bottles.
(b) Apples.
(c) Tin cans.
(d) Cardboard target.

9. How old was Mae Horner in Chapter 7?
(a) 11.
(b) 12.
(c) 13.
(d) 10.

10. At the end of Chapter 6, who greeted Alice when she came home?
(a) No one.
(b) Bennett.
(c) Mr. Van Cleve.
(d) Annie.

11. What does Marjery hit Clem McCullough with in the Prologue?
(a) Book.
(b) Tree branch.
(c) Gun.
(d) Tire iron.

12. In Chapter 7, why did Alice have to change her clothes?
(a) Got tomato juice all over her blouse.
(b) Fell and ripped her blouse.
(c) Got sprayed by a skunk.
(d) Fell in a mud puddle.

13. In Chapter 10, what book did Margery not bring back with her?
(a) The Call of the Wild.
(b) Little Women.
(c) Huckleberry Finn.
(d) Oliver Twist.

14. In Chapter 6, how old was Margery?
(a) 38.
(b) 26.
(c) 29.
(d) 36.

15. How does Bluey die?
(a) Beat to death.
(b) Run over by a car.
(c) Gunshot.
(d) Drowns.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 14, besides cloth-washing, how long might a librarian go without seeing her body much at all?

2. In Chapter 4, how old did Margery remember her brother Jack was when her father slugged him and knocked out two teeth?

3. What did Mr. Van Cleve drink after a town meeting in Chapter 8?

4. What is the month in Chapter 1?

5. In Chapter 11, how many months ago does Van Cleve tell the governor that he shut down troublemakers from the UMWA?

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