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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In how many feet of water did Evelina's great uncle Octave manage to drown when he was despondent over a woman?
(a) 3 feet.
(b) 4 feet.
(c) 2 feet.
(d) 1 foot.

2. In "The Burning Glare," what did Evelina wear on Easter Sunday?
(a) Pink nylon dotted swiss.
(b) Yellow nylon dotted swiss.
(c) Blue nylon dotted swiss.
(d) Green nylon dotted swiss.

3. Where was the Black ranch located?
(a) Montana.
(b) Wyoming.
(c) South Dakota.
(d) North Dakota.

4. In "A Little Nip," how long was it after Joseph botched a dissection on a salamander was it before he used the dissection kit again?
(a) A year.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 6 months.

5. What grade was Evelina in in "Sister Godzilla"?
(a) 7th.
(b) 6th.
(c) 5th.
(d) 8th.

6. How many years did Mooshum and Junesse live on the Black ranch?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

7. When Joseph and his father dug a deep pond in the backyard, what types of frogs did they stock it with?
(a) Green frogs and bullfrogs.
(b) Chorus and leopard.
(c) Wood frogs.
(d) Peeper frogs.

8. How many times did Cuthbert and Asiginak sing their death songs before they were hanged?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

9. Where did Lungsford move after the hangings?
(a) Minnesota.
(b) Iowa.
(c) Illinois.
(d) Wisconsin.

10. What did Joseph and his father collect?
(a) Coins.
(b) Stamps.
(c) Movie posters.
(d) Knives.

11. What creature's life cycle did Joseph study?
(a) Prairie kink.
(b) Black salamanders.
(c) Sagebrush lizard.
(d) Short-horned lizard.

12. Before Junesse fled her aunt, how many younger cousins did she care for?
(a) 6.
(b) 7.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

13. How much did John Wildstrand tell Billy Peace to ask for a ransom?
(a) $10,000.
(b) $40,000.
(c) $50,000.
(d) $70,000.

14. When was the plague of doves?
(a) 1897.
(b) 1898.
(c) 1896.
(d) 1895.

15. Who shot the sheriff's horse in "Death Song"?
(a) Vogeli.
(b) Buckendorf.
(c) Wildstrand.
(d) Hotchkiss.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color shirts did Evelina's father wear when he taught school?

2. How many baskets would Asiginak and Holy Track make at a time before they would start selling them?

3. What was the teacher's name that Evelina and her classmates called Sister Godzilla?

4. What did Evelina, her brother, and Mooshum like to watch when Evelina's parents were gone?

5. How big was the turtle Geraldine caught in "The Way Things Are"?

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