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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marton buy Kate for Easter?
(a) Scarves.
(b) Boots.
(c) Ribbons.
(d) Skirts.

2. What does Jancsi call Kate when she follows him around?
(a) His doppleganger.
(b) His twin.
(c) His shadow.
(d) His puppy.

3. Who initiates the race as they head to the lambs?
(a) Jancsi.
(b) The ranch hands.
(c) Marton.
(d) Kate.

4. What do boys sprinkle on Easter?
(a) Glitter.
(b) Corn meal.
(c) Water.
(d) Oil.

5. What does Jancsi compare the train to?
(a) A snake.
(b) A dragon.
(c) An evil beast.
(d) A fire pit.

6. How does Marton get home after Kate steals his wagon?
(a) He walks.
(b) He hitches a ride on a wagon.
(c) He runs as fast as he can.
(d) He borrows a horse.

7. How does Kate respond to the first tries of punishment from Marton when she goes missing on her first day?
(a) She throws things at him.
(b) She screams at the top of her lungs.
(c) She writes down everything he says.
(d) She laughs.

8. What does Kate do while pretending to sleep on the wagon?
(a) Whips the horses.
(b) Pushes Jancsi off.
(c) Cuts the ropes holding her baggage.
(d) Jumps off.

9. What does Kate do when she sees Milky?
(a) Cries.
(b) Faints.
(c) Laughs.
(d) Sings.

10. What is Mother doing when Kate goes missing again on her first day?
(a) Baking bread.
(b) Fetching water.
(c) Tending the garden.
(d) Feeding horses.

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

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

13. Why has Kate really been sent to Marton?
(a) All of these.
(b) To be disciplined.
(c) To be taught.
(d) To be healed.

14. Where does Jancsi and his father pick up Kate?
(a) The train station.
(b) The bus stop.
(c) The pier.
(d) The village depot.

15. What does Kate see is missing when she sees the horses saddled for the ride to the lambs?
(a) Her side saddle.
(b) Her beginning bridle.
(c) Her usual horse.
(d) Her youth spurs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Marton not mad when he gets home after Kate steals the wagon?

2. What impresses Kate about Jancsi while he is teaching her?

3. What kills the soldiers in the mirage story?

4. Why do the soldiers never get any closer to their destination in the mirage?

5. When is Kate the most ruinous?

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