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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. What type of tree was used for the hanging in "The Clatter of Wings"?
(a) Ash.
(b) Maple.
(c) Elm.
(d) Oak.

4. 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) Peeper frogs.
(d) Wood frogs.

5. What plant did Joseph and Evelina always dump the contents of the spittoon onto?
(a) Tulips.
(b) Red maple.
(c) Daffodils.
(d) Blue spruce.

6. In "Bitter Tea," what did Clemence want Evelina to do?
(a) Shell peas.
(b) Knead bread.
(c) Shuck corn.
(d) Peel potatoes.

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

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

9. How old was Joseph J. Coutts in "Town Fever"?
(a) 26.
(b) 24.
(c) 28.
(d) 31.

10. What condition does Sister Mary Anita has that gives her a protruding jaw?
(a) Habsburg jaw.
(b) Osteonecrosis.
(c) Maxillary hypoplasia.
(d) Prognathism.

11. In "The Clatter of Wings," on whose land were the men hanged?
(a) Wolde's.
(b) Woods'.
(c) Mantle's.
(d) Vogeli's.

12. When did Evelina attend a Roman Catholic grade school?
(a) Mid-1960s.
(b) Early-1960s.
(c) Early-1950s.
(d) Late-1950s.

13. What did Evelina learn that Sister Mary Anita was allergic to?
(a) Dairy.
(b) Chocolate.
(c) Seafood.
(d) Peanuts.

14. How long does it take Joseph and the other men to reach the area they want to claim in "Batner's Powders"?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 10 weeks.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 6 weeks.

15. How old was Tobek, Electa Hoag's brother, when he ran away after the murder?
(a) 19.
(b) 18.
(c) 16.
(d) 17.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was a boy who was a cousin to Junesse when his mother's lungs rotted?

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

3. When was the plague of doves?

4. How much did John Wildstrand tell Billy Peace to ask for a ransom?

5. How many children did Mooshum and Junesse have?

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