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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Kate make changes in her clothing?
(a) To make room for her now growing belly.
(b) To make it easier to ride horses.
(c) To look more like Jancsi.
(d) To make it less hot in the fields.

2. What does Jancsi see for the first time when he goes to pick up Kate?
(a) A car.
(b) A train.
(c) An egret.
(d) A guitar.

3. What animal does Marton promise to take Kate to see around Easter time?
(a) Lambs.
(b) Chickens.
(c) Llamas.
(d) Cows.

4. How did Kate's first horse get its name?
(a) It is very gentle.
(b) It is large.
(c) It has a funny step.
(d) It can be sneaky.

5. Who tells the story of the mirage?
(a) Jancsi.
(b) Pisa.
(c) Marton.
(d) Jorge.

6. What surprises Kate about the breakfast she has before the trip to the lambs?
(a) It goes fast.
(b) She likes it.
(c) She can eat it all.
(d) It is not enough.

7. What happens to the horses after they get away from Kate?
(a) They are stolen.
(b) They find their way home.
(c) They return to Marton.
(d) They wander to another barn.

8. How old is Jancsi at the beginning of the book?
(a) 10.
(b) 11.
(c) 13.
(d) 12.

9. What is Pista's occupation?
(a) Healer.
(b) Ferry owner.
(c) Inn keeper.
(d) Shepherd.

10. What happens to Kate after her first lesson from Jancsi?
(a) All of these.
(b) She goes to bed early.
(c) She gets blisters all over her hands.
(d) Her legs go numb.

11. How many skirts does Kate have to wear on Easter?
(a) 20.
(b) 10.
(c) 18.
(d) 16.

12. What is the first thing Kate compliments Jancsi on?
(a) His horse riding.
(b) His cooking.
(c) His hard work.
(d) His bedroom.

13. Why do the soldiers never get any closer to their destination in the mirage?
(a) They are cursed by fairies.
(b) They are on the wrong path.
(c) They are heading to a mirage.
(d) All of these.

14. How was Marton deceived when Kate came to live with him?
(a) He thought he was supposed to heal her.
(b) He thought it was a temporary stay.
(c) He thought his brother was coming soon.
(d) He though he would be compensated.

15. Why doesn't Kate like the pigs?
(a) They look sad.
(b) They are loud.
(c) They are stinky.
(d) They watch her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Kate spend most of her time on the ranch with?

2. What does Jancsi love most about the ranch hands?

3. What did Kate do after she lost the horses while stealing the wagon?

4. What perplexes Kate about cows?

5. How does Mother solve the problem of Kate's clothes?

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