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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Lungsford move after the hangings?

2. In "A Little Medicine," what color was Mooshum's Sears work jacket?

3. How old was Tobek, Electa Hoag's brother, when he ran away after the murder?

4. In "Sister Godzilla," how long had Evelina and her classmates been in the same classroom?

5. How old did Maude Black declare that Mooshum and Junesse had to be before she would allow them to marry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Johann Vogeli did not want to be involved in hanging the men accused of the murders at Lochren farm?

2. What happened to the men who lynched the men accused of the murders at Lochren farm?

3. What did Mooshum, Cuthbert, Asiginak, and Holy Track find at the Lochren Farm?

4. What happened when Judge Coutts got Geraldine to go fishing with him?

5. What happened in "A Little Nip," when Father Cassidy staggered to the door after drinking with Mooshum and Shamengwa?

6. Why did Holy Track give himself up when the men came looking for him and Mooshum?

7. How did Mooshum say that he met his wife?

8. Why did Evelina stop calling Sister Mary Anita Godzilla and try to stop the other children from calling her that?

9. How did Henri and Lafayette Peace get buffalo?

10. How was Evelina's family known for deathless romantic encounters?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Shamengwa had two fiddles in his life. What were the two fiddles in Shamengwa’s life? Why were these fiddles so important to him?

Essay Topic 2

Asiginak, Holy Track, Mooshum, and Cuthbert discovered the murders at the Lochren farm, but did not go to the sheriff. Why did the men not report the murderers to the sheriff?

Essay Topic 3

Johann had an uneasy relationship with his father. How would you describe the relationship between Johann and Frederic? Why did Johann punch his father rather than going along with the lynch mob?

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