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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of peaches does Glenn bring for Tansy?
(a) Babcock.
(b) Elberta.
(c) Early Amber.
(d) Yellow Crawfords.

2. How did the privy fire start?
(a) Flopears was smoking in the privy.
(b) Lester was smoking in the privy.
(c) Charlie or Russell dropped the lit buggy whip in the weeds.
(d) Lightning.

3. After the accident with the Culver's wagon, where did Eugene Hammond drive?
(a) Warren County Fairgrounds.
(b) Orange County Fairgrounds.
(c) Posey County Fairgrounds.
(d) Vigo County Fairgrounds.

4. What does Charlie break during the fight with Glenn?
(a) Finger.
(b) Hand.
(c) Thumb.
(d) Nose.

5. Who accidentally throws a ball and hits Charlie?
(a) Lester..
(b) Russell.
(c) Glenn.
(d) Flopears.

6. On the way home from the Tarboxes, what state does Tansy ask Russell is its capital?
(a) Colorado.
(b) Minnesota.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Delaware.

7. When Tansy reads the Sweet Singer's poem about the Culver's accident, what poet does she say the Singer is not?
(a) William Blake
(b) James Whitcomb Riley.
(c) Matthew Arnold.
(d) Mary Robinson.

8. What does Eugene Hammond include with the bust?
(a) Football.
(b) American flag.
(c) Encyclopedia.
(d) Baseball.

9. What type of apples does Glenn bring for the students at Hominy Ridge?
(a) Empire.
(b) Cortland.
(c) Cameo.
(d) Baldwin.

10. How many peaches does Glenn bring for Tansy?
(a) A bushel.
(b) Half a dozen.
(c) Dozen.
(d) A peck.

11. In the Sweet Singer's poem about the Culver's accident, what does the poet say cars are?
(a) Aggravation.
(b) Nightmares.
(c) Terror.
(d) Horror.

12. What covers a table on the Tarboxes porch?
(a) An old shirt.
(b) Map of the world.
(c) Oilcloth.
(d) An old dress.

13. In Chapter 14, where does Eugene take Russell, Lloyd, and Charlie for a drive?
(a) Montezuma.
(b) Church.
(c) Schoolhouse.
(d) Neighbor's house.

14. How old was Russell's mother when she married his dad?
(a) 17.
(b) 19.
(c) 16.
(d) 18.

15. In Chapter 15, who is Glenn boarding with?
(a) Lichtenbergers.
(b) Baz Ellenbogen.
(c) Keatings.
(d) Aunt Fanny Hamline.

Short Answer Questions

1. What snake is in Tansy's drawer in Chapter 11?

2. How many cuttings of hay does Mr. Culver believe he can get from the first bottomlands?

3. When was a law enacted that says children between 6 and 16 have to go to school?

4. How many mornings does it take Glenn and Russell to set up the school stove?

5. What does Glenn Tarbox ask Russell to get when J.W. gets into trouble with an animal?

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