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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 6, how many days are there until the event that Simon invites Maren to?
(a) 7 days.
(b) 8 days.
(c) 9 days.
(d) 6 days.

2. What type of birthmark does O'Neill have?
(a) Triangle.
(b) Heart-shaped.
(c) Crescent moon shaped.
(d) Oval.

3. In Chapter 2, how much does Osbert weight?
(a) 82 pounds.
(b) 69 pounds.
(c) 75 pounds.
(d) 100 pounds.

4. What does Simon say when he is told that he cannot visit Maren again?
(a) "I'll find a cure."
(b) "I cannot bear it."
(c) "Forgive me."
(d) "But I love her."

5. In Chapter 3, how many lanterns hang from the posts and tree branches?
(a) 43.
(b) 15.
(c) 68.
(d) 99.

6. What color are the silk slippers that O'Neill shows Maren and Clara?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Green.
(c) Purple.
(d) Blue.

7. In Chapter 7, who are O'Neill and Scarff camping with?
(a) Tinkers.
(b) Indians.
(c) Coal miners.
(d) Gypsies.

8. In Chapter 6, what does Simon Shumsky bring from his mother?
(a) Fruitcake and elderberry wine.
(b) Plum pudding and cider.
(c) Sugar cookies and cream.
(d) Candy and chocolate.

9. In Chapter 4, what does Maren tell Simon that she wants to buy?
(a) Scarf.
(b) Lace shawl.
(c) Hat.
(d) Gloves.

10. What is the year at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) 1887.
(b) 1870.
(c) 1881.
(d) 1872.

11. In Chapter 9, how do Clara, Maren, and Auntie get a message from O'Neill?
(a) Hawk.
(b) Raven.
(c) Traveling peddler.
(d) Wandering gypsy.

12. What is Auntie making at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) Gingerbread cookies.
(b) Bread.
(c) Oatmeal.
(d) Spiced apples.

13. In Chapter 2, why did a prince of the Ottoman Empire sells everything he brought from home?
(a) Buy his bride a ring.
(b) Buy his bride a house.
(c) To pay for his passage back home.
(d) To pay passage for him and his bride to his home.

14. In Chapter 4, what are Gretel's brother's symptoms?
(a) Fever and sore throat.
(b) Fever and cough.
(c) Fever and headache.
(d) Fever and rash.

15. In Chapter 4, what is the first act of the medicine show?
(a) A man singing.
(b) A woman playing the piano.
(c) A woman singing.
(d) A boy playing the violin.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what color is Clara's robe?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 6, what is the month?

3. In Chapter 9, what do Mr. Peterman and his son bring?

4. In Chapter 8 in Clara's dream when she is dressed as a boy, what does she carry that bounces against her leg?

5. In Chapter 2, what type of flowers does Osbert knock the heads off from?

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