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

2. In Chapter 3, what instrument does Auntie play?
(a) Guitar.
(b) Harmonica.
(c) Violin.
(d) Accordion.

3. In Chapter 8, what does Clara give Simon when he comes to take Maren to the dance?
(a) Hot chocolate.
(b) Warm herbal drink.
(c) Tea.
(d) Cider.

4. In Chapter 1, what type of flower does Maren pick on her way home for supper?
(a) Cornflower.
(b) Lady's Slipper.
(c) Starflower.
(d) Scarlet Pimpernel.

5. What unusual talents does Pilsner have?
(a) Playing checkers and dancing.
(b) Reading and singing.
(c) Knitting and washing dishes.
(d) Mixing herbs and making tisanes.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, where will there be a traveling show?

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

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

4. In Chapter 9, how many eggs does Clara collect from the chickens?

5. What gift does Maren receive from O'Neill in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Clara and Maren come to Auntie?

2. In Chapter 7, what has O'Neill sent to Auntie, Clara, and Maren?

3. In Chapter 4, what happens when Maren tells Simon that she wants a pair of gloves at the medicine show?

4. How is a section of Pinkney's field set up for the medicine show?

5. In Chapter 12, who peeks into the window at Verity's home and what does he see?

6. In Chapter 8, what do Auntie and Clara tell Simon when he comes to take Maren to a dance?

7. In Chapter 7, what do Maren and Clara do after breakfast on Christmas morning?

8. In Chapter 12, why does Clara scold O'Neill for promising Osbert licorice lozenges?

9. Who are Scarff and O'Neill?

10. In Chapter 1, how is Maren changing?

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