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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does it take Alice to walk to Margery's in Chapter 11?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) An hour and 40 minutes.
(c) An hour and 25 minutes.
(d) 3 hours.

2. How far of a walk did Alice have to the library in Chapter 2?
(a) 1/4 mile.
(b) 1 mile.
(c) 1/2 mile.
(d) 1/3 mile.

3. How many homes were in the Lynch coal camp?
(a) 11,000.
(b) 9,000.
(c) Some 10,000.
(d) About 8,000.

4. How many brothers does Beth Pinker have?
(a) 6.
(b) 9.
(c) 7.
(d) 8.

5. What did it cost for a seat to hear Tex Lafayette?
(a) 10 cents.
(b) 50 cents.
(c) 5 cents.
(d) 25 cents.

6. In Chapter 5, how far away could the sounds of the Hoffman Mining Company be heard before the mine could be seen?
(a) 1 1/2 miles.
(b) A good couple miles.
(c) 2 miles.
(d) About 3 miles.

7. What type of pie does Alice make in Chapter 11?
(a) Pumpkin.
(b) Blueberry.
(c) Apple.
(d) Peach.

8. How long after Margery's brother Jack left home, did they hear about him again?
(a) 11 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 9 years.
(d) 5 years.

9. What is the name of the horse that Fred rides when he meets Alice on her routes in Chapter 15?
(a) Smoke.
(b) River.
(c) Lightning.
(d) Pirate.

10. How long had the miners' shacks been standing in Chapter 5?
(a) 43 years.
(b) 29 years.
(c) About 35 years.
(d) 40-odd years.

11. If the mining company took a chunk out of the north side of the ridge in Chapter 5, how many families would lose their homes?
(a) 14-15.
(b) 16.
(c) 13.
(d) 10-12.

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

13. How long after Margery's sister Virginia married, did their mother die?
(a) 12 months.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 8 months.

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

15. In Chapter 7, how many times did Mae Horner say she read through a book the day before?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are state troopers dealing with labor problems in Chapter 11?

2. How many miles deep does someone need to go in the forest below Arnott's Ridge to find a dense silence?

3. In Chapter 12, how much money does Van Cleve send with a note telling Alice to come back?

4. In Chapter 11, where do Van Cleve and Bennett have lunch?

5. What verse does Pastor McIntosh quote to Alice in Chapter 13?

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