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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Charlie checks the trotlines, how big is the snake he finds?
(a) 4 feet long.
(b) 3 feet long.
(c) 4 1/2 feet long.
(d) 3 1/2 feet long.

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

4. How old does Russell think Miss Arbuckle was when she died?
(a) 40.
(b) 42.
(c) 48.
(d) 45.

5. What does Preacher Parr say was the cause of Miss Arbuckle's death?
(a) The children she taught.
(b) Gluttony.
(c) Old age.
(d) Bad water.

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

7. In Chapter 4, what type of hens are in the yard when Tansy sends the boys to the hen house?
(a) New Hampshire Reds.
(b) Orpington.
(c) Rhode Island Reds.
(d) Plymouth Rock.

8. Where does Aunt Maud land when the horses are spooked coming home from the funeral?
(a) Bed of watercress.
(b) In a clump of cattails.
(c) By a cypress tree.
(d) In a swamp.

9. How many women come to see the Case Special?
(a) 0.
(b) 3.
(c) 29.
(d) 18.

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

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

12. What did Lester Kriegbaum do when he got a whipping from Miss Arbuckle?
(a) Brought a book to read.
(b) Played his harmonica.
(c) Ate a snack.
(d) Hummed a tune.

13. What time of day did Miss Arbuckle pass away?
(a) Dusk.
(b) Early evening.
(c) About supper time.
(d) Mid-afternoon.

14. What is the name of the cemetery between the creek and the Culver place?
(a) Bristleridge.
(b) Jessup.
(c) North Union.
(d) Balm of Gilead.

15. Where do Russell and Lloyd came out after the Case Special comes through?
(a) Woods.
(b) The Parr place.
(c) Pasture.
(d) Creek.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Miss Arbuckle from?

2. What type of flowers does Tansy send Russell and Lloyd to pick for Miss Arbuckle's funeral?

3. What month does Miss Arbuckle die?

4. What did Lloyd try to shoot with his father's .22 and shot Siren instead?

5. What was the scientific diagnosis for Miss Arbuckle's death?

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