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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. In "Holy Track, The Boots," what did Mooshum buy with bets from horseracing?

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

3. In "The Sisters," what color blouses did Clemence and Geraldine wear?

4. When was the plague of doves?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Mooshum and Holy Track hide when they were being pursued for the murder at the Lochren Farm?

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

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

4. How did Judge Coutts try to get to know Geraldine?

5. What expedition did Joseph J. Coutts join and why?

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

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

8. Why did John Wildstrand ask Billy Peace to kidnap his wife?

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

10. How did the expedition Joseph Coutts joined start out?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Setting is the place and time where a novel takes place. What is the setting in The Plague of Doves? How does the setting evoke feelings or set the mood in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Quotes from Marcus Aurelius helped Joseph when he faced challenges. How did the quotes reflect his mindset?

Essay Topic 3

Billy’s religion grew into a cult. What abuse did Marne and her children experience because of Billy’s religion? Why did she kill him?

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