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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 19, who says that Margery was due to get her books when she heard a gunshot in December?
(a) Mrs. Schmidt.
(b) Nancy Stone.
(c) Jean Stone.
(d) Harriet Wright.

2. What book is found by Clem McCullough's body?
(a) Little Men.
(b) Eight Cousins.
(c) Little Women.
(d) Jo's Boys.

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

4. In Chapter 24, what seems to be the occupation of the jurors?
(a) Store owners.
(b) Tobacco farmers.
(c) Miners.
(d) Sharecroppers.

5. How long before Alice is scheduled to leave in Chapter 25?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) A week or so.
(c) About 4 weeks.
(d) 3 weeks.

6. How long does Izzy think she will be grounded for losing her mother's car in Chapter 17?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 8 years.
(d) 10 years.

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

8. When does Verna say was the last time she saw her father?
(a) December 21.
(b) December 22.
(c) December 20.
(d) December 18.

9. In Chapter 16, how many days does it take for the rain to turn the unfinished roads to mud or wash them away in places?
(a) 6 days.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 7 days.

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

11. In Chapter 26, what does Alice bring to the jail before she goes to the courthouse?
(a) Pound cake.
(b) Cookies.
(c) Biscuits.
(d) Cornbread.

12. When is Clem McCullough's body found?
(a) Way into April.
(b) April 24.
(c) End of April.
(d) April 9.

13. How many acres is the Hoffman Mine site?
(a) 600.
(b) 750.
(c) 540.
(d) 490.

14. In Chapter 26, what book does Verna say that her father was returning to the library?
(a) Little Men.
(b) Eight Cousins.
(c) Little Women.
(d) Jo's Boys.

15. How many trailer homes are set up near the courthouse in Chapter 23?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Sven when he started working?

2. How long has Alice been at the jail in Chapter 21 when Sophia arrives?

3. What does Van Cleve take to the sheriff's office in Chapter 19?

4. What does Fred get to cook in Chapter 17?

5. What does Mrs. Brady give Margery as a wedding gift?

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