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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Aunt Maud live?
(a) Old Wilson home place where she grew up.
(b) Old Singleterry home place where she grew up.
(c) With the Culvers.
(d) In a house on the Culver's property.

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

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

4. What type of hat does Mr. Culver wear to Miss Arbuckle's funeral?
(a) Panama.
(b) Derby.
(c) Fedora.
(d) Bowler.

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

6. In August, what is ripening on the vine?
(a) Tomatoes.
(b) Beans.
(c) Peas.
(d) Squash.

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

8. 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) Tramp, Tramp, Tramp.
(d) John Brown's Body.

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

10. What does Tansy take out of Miss Arbuckle's coffin?
(a) Maple pointer.
(b) Book of poetry.
(c) Walnut pointer.
(d) History book.

11. What township is the Sweet Singer from?
(a) Flatrock.
(b) French.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Sycamore.

12. Where do Russell and Lloyd live?
(a) Indiana.
(b) Iowa.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Illinois.

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

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

15. How long ago did the first automobile turn up in the Culver's district?
(a) 3 or 4 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 4 or 5 years.
(d) 2 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Lloyd when Miss Arbuckle dies?

2. 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?

3. When Barney Oldfield drove the car that nearly hits the Culvers, how quickly did he travel a mile?

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

5. When Russell and Lloyd are camping, where does there seem to be a ghost?

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