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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many yoke of oxen did the men take when they left St. Anthony in "The Great Drive"?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

3. 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) Wood frogs.
(c) Chorus and leopard.
(d) Peeper frogs.

4. In "Confessional," what was used for rugs in the church?
(a) Burlap backs.
(b) Flour sacks.
(c) Rags.
(d) Potato bags.

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

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

7. Who did Mooshum say got the baby from the Lochren Farm?
(a) A man named Hoag.
(b) A man named Wolven.
(c) A man named Phinn.
(d) A man named Richards.

8. In "Vogeli," how much did Johann grow in the months since his mother died?
(a) 5 inches.
(b) 3 inches.
(c) About a foot.
(d) Not quite half a foot.

9. In "Bitter Tea," what colored apron was Clemence wearing?
(a) Blue checked.
(b) Red striped.
(c) Yellow checked.
(d) Green striped.

10. In "Sister Godzilla," how long had Evelina and her classmates been in the same classroom?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 2 years.

11. What did Evelina, her brother, and Mooshum like to watch when Evelina's parents were gone?
(a) Three Stooges.
(b) Lassie.
(c) The Andy Griffith Show.
(d) The Twilight Zone.

12. What does Evelina's father teach?
(a) English.
(b) Math.
(c) Science.
(d) History.

13. How big was the turtle Geraldine caught in "The Way Things Are"?
(a) Size of a big rock.
(b) Size of a wagon wheel.
(c) Size of a car tire.
(d) Size of a bread box.

14. In "Death Song," who slammed the butt of his rifle against Cuthbert's head?
(a) Gostlin.
(b) Mantle.
(c) Hotchkiss.
(d) Woods.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Electa Hoag's husband?

2. What perfume was Geraldine wearing the second day that Judge Coutts saw her?

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

4. Where were the names of Cuthbert Peace's brothers who saved the Judge's grandfather's life?

5. How long ago in "A Little Nip," did Mooshum quit horseracing?

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