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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color glads make up the spray of Miss Arbuckle's coffin?
(a) Purple.
(b) Blue.
(c) White.
(d) Yellow.

2. How many people sit in the mourners' bench during Miss Arbuckle's funeral?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 8.
(d) 2.

3. What is the name of the only family who does not have Doc Wilkinson assist in the birth of their babies?
(a) Leadill.
(b) Davidson.
(c) Tarbox.
(d) Richards.

4. At the beginning of Chapter 7, where does Russell dream that he is?
(a) Fishing at the creek.
(b) Dakota wheat fields.
(c) School.
(d) The funeral.

5. What song is played as the Case Special goes by and Uncle Sam unfolds himself out of the caboose?
(a) Tramp, Tramp, Tramp.
(b) John Brown's Body.
(c) Overtures from Richmond.
(d) Marching Through Georgia.

6. What was the scientific diagnosis for Miss Arbuckle's death?
(a) Influenza.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Heart gave out.
(d) Pneumonia.

7. How is Aunt Maud related to Russell's family?
(a) His father's half-sister.
(b) His father's sister.
(c) His mother's half-sister.
(d) His mother's sister.

8. What was the name of the schoolmaster in the early years?
(a) Dancell Barbon.
(b) Increase Whittlesey.
(c) John Mather.
(d) Experience Leviston.

9. Where does the school board meet in Chapter 6?
(a) Culver's parlor.
(b) Schoolhouse.
(c) Embree's parlor.
(d) Church.

10. What do Russell and Lloyd get from the Gold Dust Twins?
(a) Candy.
(b) Marbles.
(c) Soap pads.
(d) Dish clothes.

11. What startles the Culver horses on their way home from the funeral?
(a) Runaway horse.
(b) Mountain lion.
(c) Bobcat.
(d) Automobile.

12. What is the name of the creek where Russell and Lloyd go to camp?
(a) Sugar Creek.
(b) Little Shady.
(c) Big Blue.
(d) Trail Creek.

13. How many trotlines do Russell and Lloyd run across the crick?
(a) 7.
(b) 6 or 8.
(c) 5 or 6.
(d) 10.

14. What type of snake is in the hen house in Chapter 4?
(a) Milk snake.
(b) Kingsnake.
(c) Bullsnake.
(d) Rat snake.

15. How old is Russell when Miss Arbuckle dies?
(a) 14.
(b) 13.
(c) 16.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Charlie checks the trotlines, how big is the snake he finds?

2. How tall is Charlie in Chapter 3?

3. Where does the train the Case Special come from?

4. About how far is it from the Culver farm to the school?

5. How old is Lloyd when Miss Arbuckle dies?

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