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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How tall is Charlie in Chapter 3?
(a) 6 feet.
(b) 5 feet 10.
(c) 5 feet 11.
(d) 6 feet 3.

2. In Chapter 2, what fruit do the Culver's have for dinner?
(a) Peaches.
(b) Blackberries.
(c) Apples.
(d) Blueberries.

3. What color ribbon does Tansy have in her straw hat for Miss Arbuckle's coffin?
(a) Brown.
(b) Purple.
(c) Black.
(d) Navy.

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

5. How many rooms are in the Hominy Ridge School?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

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

7. What road are Stentor and Siren about to turn on as they come home from the funeral when there is heard a terrible banshee scream?
(a) Rib Lake Road.
(b) Whitefish Bay Road.
(c) Hog Scald Road.
(d) Fish Lake Road.

8. In Chapter 4, where does Miss Arbuckle's brother live?
(a) Fort Branch.
(b) French Lick.
(c) Upland.
(d) Chandler.

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

10. About how far is it from the Culver farm to the school?
(a) 1 1/4 miles.
(b) About a mile.
(c) Not quite 2 miles.
(d) 3/4 of a mile.

11. How much can the school board pay Tansy to teach?
(a) $36 a month.
(b) $58 a month.
(c) $42 a month.
(d) $25 a month.

12. How many wagons park by the depot to see the Case Special?
(a) 1/2 of an acre.
(b) 2 acres.
(c) 1/3 of an acre.
(d) An acre.

13. What model are the steel Case Agitator threshing machines on the Case Special?
(a) 1905.
(b) 1902.
(c) 1904.
(d) 1903.

14. Where does the train the Case Special come from?
(a) Racine, Wisconsin.
(b) Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
(c) St. Cloud, Minnesota.
(d) Bloomington, Minnesota.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Eugene Hammond drive from in Chapter 6?

2. How far from home do Russell and Lloyd camp after the Chase Special comes through?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 7, where does Russell dream that he is?

4. How long ago did the first automobile turn up in the Culver's district?

5. What type of hat does Mr. Culver wear to Miss Arbuckle's funeral?

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