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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. Who is Rachael?
(a) Shay's sister.
(b) Shay's grandmother.
(c) Shay's best friend.
(d) Shay's mother.

2. What news arrives by telegram in Part 1 Chapter 13?
(a) John McCabe is very ill.
(b) America has declared war.
(c) Brandy's brother has died.
(d) Brandy's brother is engaged.

3. What does a man mention to Thora K that proves that 'Brandy' is not crazy in Part 1 Chapter 16?
(a) Plans for a reservoir.
(b) The death of a political figure.
(c) A tornado in a neighboring city.
(d) Poor crops.

4. Who is looking for Hutch Maddon in Part 1 Chapter 15?
(a) Corbin.
(b) May Bell.
(c) Shay.
(d) Tom Horn.

5. Why did Corbin marry Brandy?
(a) He loves her.
(b) He needs someone to raise his children.
(c) His parents arranged the union.
(d) To gain control of the silver mine Brandy Wine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is assassinated in Part 1 Chapter 19?

2. What is the name given to the mirror which causes the two women to switch bodies?

3. What does Shay learn about the Maddon twins' father?

4. Where does the family go on Sunday in Part 1 Chapter 11?

5. What does Shay ridicule Corbin about in Part 1 Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Thora share of Corbin's family background in Part I Chapter 12?

2. What do Shay and Thora K envision in Part I Chapter 18?

3. What happens when Hutch Maddon is thrown from his horse in Part I Chapter 13?

4. What do people think of Brandy in Part I Chapter 6?

5. What does Shay realize in Part I Chapter 16?

6. What does the reader learn of the history of the mirror in Backward?

7. What does Shay learn about Thora in Part I Chapter 13?

8. What does Shay wonder about women in Part I Chapter 17?

9. What does Thora K accuse Shay of in Part I Chapter 19, and why?

10. Who is Lon Maddon?

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