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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Matthew Arnold.
(c) William Blake
(d) Mary Robinson.

2. How does Tansy get Charlie and Glenn to stop fighting?
(a) Rings the bell.
(b) Throws rocks at them.
(c) Gets the other students to help her pull them off one another.
(d) Kicks them.

3. How high is one side of the wagon built up with bang boards?
(a) 10 inches.
(b) 12 inches.
(c) 8 inches.
(d) 14 inches.

4. How many shots does it take Eugene Hammond to take down the first hog?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

5. How long does Charlie's hand have to remain in a bandage?
(a) October.
(b) Halloween.
(c) December.
(d) Thanksgiving.

6. Who works on fixing the boys' privy in Chapter 10?
(a) Russell, Charlie, Lloyd, and Flopears.
(b) Russell, Charlie, and Glenn.
(c) Russell, Charlie, and Lloyd.
(d) Russell, Charlie, Lloyd, and Lester.

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

8. What arithmetic book does Tansy have from the high school that she studies in the evenings?
(a) Stoddard's Rudiments of Arithmetic.
(b) Topical Advanced Arithmetic.
(c) Ray's New Practical Arithmetic.
(d) The Western Calculator.

9. How many cuttings of hay does Mr. Culver believe he can get from the first bottomlands?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

10. What does Flopears use to pump water into to put out the privy fire?
(a) A bowl.
(b) His shoe.
(c) His hat.
(d) A pail.

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

12. In Chapter 12, when does Russell get Charlie to say he will leave for the Dakotas?
(a) Friday evening.
(b) No later than Saturday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) No later than Monday.

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

14. What readers are Tansy and Little Britches laying out when Glenn joins the students in Chapter 10?
(a) 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.
(b) 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th.
(c) Primer, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th.
(d) Primer, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Aunt Fanny Hamline say someone is stealing from her?

3. What type of wood does Russell's father have for him in Chapter 9?

4. In Chapter 11, what is Mr. Culver in the market for?

5. Who is the first to smell smoke on the first day of school?

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