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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 15, what does Sophia say was the name of the man she loved once?
(a) Martin.
(b) Peter.
(c) Benjamin.
(d) Lucas.

2. What type of apples did Fred bring in Chapter 9?
(a) Granny Smith.
(b) Red Delicious.
(c) Yellow Delicious.
(d) Rome Beauties.

3. In Chapter 1, how long had Alice been riding horses?
(a) Since she was 8.
(b) Since she was 4.
(c) Since she was 3.
(d) Since she was 6.

4. In Chapter 13, what day of the week does Pastor McIntosh come to speak to Alice?
(a) Friday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Wednesday.

5. In Chapter 9, what did Fred bring when Alice was still at the library?
(a) Treats for the horses.
(b) New coffee pot.
(c) New bookcase.
(d) New mending supplies.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many brothers does Beth Pinker have?

2. In Chapter 7, what sections of the mine does Sven say that the men should not go into?

3. What does Fred bring Alice to eat in Chapter 12?

4. In Chapter 8, how many times did the bell toll when Garrett Bligh died?

5. How old was Margery when her father shot her with his hunting rifle?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 5, how was Izzy doing as a librarian?

2. What are some gifts that the librarians get for Christmas?

3. In Chapter 3, how did Alice suggest that Izzy ride a horse?

4. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, what did agents for land companies do in Kentucky?

5. How did Margery learn to read?

6. In Chapter 6, why did Alice no longer enjoy the weekly church dinners?

7. How did Alice persuade her father-in-law that she should help with the traveling library in Chapter 2?

8. In Chapter 12, who steps up to help the librarians and why?

9. In Chapter 15 when Alice will not return to Bennett, what does Van Cleve do?

10. What did Alice say in Chapter 1 when Bennett said she should not sign up for the traveling library?

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