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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 23, what song does Izzy sing on the steps of the courthouse?
(a) Now the Day Is Over.
(b) Abide with Me.
(c) Awake, My Soul.
(d) Day Is Dying in the West.

2. When are Fred and Alice married?
(a) December.
(b) November.
(c) A month after Margery and Sven.
(d) 2 months after Margery and Sven.

3. In Chapter 24, how long has it been since the McCullough girls have been seen in town?
(a) 6 years.
(b) 12 years.
(c) 8 years.
(d) 10 years.

4. In Chapter 22, who helps finds a wet nurse for Virginia?
(a) Mrs. Brady.
(b) Beth.
(c) Sophia.
(d) Kathleen.

5. How old was McCullough when he died?
(a) 57.
(b) 54.
(c) 52.
(d) 58.

6. In Chapter 21, how long has Alice been bringing Deputy Dulles baked gifts?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 2 1/2 months.
(d) 1 1/2 months.

7. How many little girls does Beth save at the beginning of Chapter 17?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

8. What charge does Fred say that Margery will get if she says she hit Clem McCullough with a book?
(a) Second-degree murder.
(b) Murder.
(c) Self-defense.
(d) Manslaughter.

9. How many tires were slashed on the prosecution lawyer's tires after the trial?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

10. At the end of Chapter 17, what are Mr. and Mrs. Brady doing when a maid finds them?
(a) Holding hands and sleeping.
(b) Tucking the little girls into bed.
(c) Arguing.
(d) Fixing breakfast.

11. How many nights before the trial starts does Alice tell the librarians that she is leaving?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

12. In Chapter 17, how many books do Fred and Alice manage to save?
(a) 1/2.
(b) All.
(c) 3/4.
(d) 1/3.

13. When does the sheriff say that Margery's father shot Clem McCullough's brother?
(a) 1911 or 1912.
(b) 1913 or 1914.
(c) 1918.
(d) 1904.

14. In Chapter 27, what do Alice and Fred drink as she prepares to leave town?
(a) Tea.
(b) Lemonade.
(c) Bourbon.
(d) Wine.

15. What day of the week is it in Chapter 26?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Tuesday.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 22, when does Mrs. Brady visit Margaret after Virginia is born?

2. In Chapter 17, what song does Izzy sing as she helps get little girls to her car?

3. How long was Margery unconscious in Chapter 17?

4. In Chapter 16, near what creek do Margery and Beth start warning people that the water is rising?

5. How long does Nancy Stone say in Chapter 24 that it has been since her sister left her bed?

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