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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How often will Russell have to take down and clean the stovepipe to make restitution for the fire?
(a) Once a week.
(b) Every 2 weeks.
(c) Every ten school days.
(d) Every 20 school days.

2. What day of the week does the Parke County Superintendent of Schools and Assistant superintendent come to observe Tansy and her students?
(a) Friday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Thursday.

3. From what catalog does Tansy want the students to bring a map?
(a) Blue Book.
(b) Sears.
(c) Montgomery Ward.
(d) Strawbridge & Clothier.

4. What is Russell supposed to be spelling in Chapter 12 when a commotion is heard from outside?
(a) Capital of Florida.
(b) Capital of Iowa.
(c) Capital of Delaware.
(d) Capital of Minnesota.

5. Where does Russell think the way that Tansy figured out how to get Aunt Fanny Hamline out of the ditch should be studied?
(a) University of Notre Dame.
(b) Indiana State University.
(c) Butler University.
(d) Purdue University.

6. What type of wood does Russell's father have for him in Chapter 9?
(a) Oak.
(b) Walnut.
(c) Maple.
(d) Pine.

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

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

9. What type of rifle is used for butchering day?
(a) Winchester.
(b) Springfield.
(c) Sharps.
(d) Remington.

10. On butchering day, what time do neighbors start coming up the lane to the Culvers' place?
(a) Before dawn.
(b) Dawn.
(c) 6:30 a.m.
(d) 5 a.m.

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

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

13. What day of the week were Russell and his family involved in an automobile accident according to an article in the paper?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Friday.

14. In Chapter 11, how many parcels does the mailman bring?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

15. What is the name of the paper O.C. is reading in Chapter 9?
(a) Parke County Courier.
(b) Greene County Courier.
(c) Putnam County Gazette.
(d) Montgomery County Gazette.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Russell burn the shirt Aunt Maud made him?

3. What Roosevelt child does Tansy say keeps a garter snake?

4. How old might scholars be who come back for more schooling, especially when they learn you have to know how to sign your name?

5. In Chapter 10, how far do Russell and Tansy ride in silence?

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