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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Fred get to cook in Chapter 17?
(a) Eggs and cheese.
(b) Bread and ham.
(c) Eggs and ham.
(d) Bread and cheese.

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

3. How old was Sven when he started working?
(a) 13.
(b) 16.
(c) 15.
(d) 14.

4. 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) 7 days.
(b) 6 days.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 5 days.

5. Who offers Verna books in Chapter 25?
(a) Alice.
(b) Beth.
(c) Kathleen.
(d) Izzy.

6. How long was Margery unconscious in Chapter 17?
(a) 5 hours.
(b) 7 hours.
(c) 6 hours.
(d) 8 hours.

7. What does Verna name her baby?
(a) Robert.
(b) Michael.
(c) Peter.
(d) David.

8. In Chapter 22, when does Mrs. Brady visit Margaret after Virginia is born?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 7 days.
(c) 8 days.
(d) 6 days.

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

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

11. In Chapter 19, how many months of library records does the sheriff want to see?
(a) 6.
(b) 7.
(c) 8.
(d) 5.

12. What does Van Cleve take to the sheriff's office in Chapter 19?
(a) Cigars.
(b) Wine.
(c) Rum.
(d) Vodka.

13. In Chapter 16, what dead animal does Margery see as she pulls William from the water?
(a) Rabbit.
(b) Goat.
(c) Cow.
(d) Dog.

14. Where does Margery ride on Saturday in Chapter 18?
(a) Cedar.
(b) Heritage.
(c) Obion.
(d) Monarch Creek.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kathleen tell Verna McCullough that the two of them made one harvest time?

2. What type of car does Mrs. Brady have?

3. How many acres is the Hoffman Mine site?

4. When does the sheriff say that Margery's father shot Clem McCullough's brother?

5. In Chapter 27, how long does it take the town to empty after the verdict?

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