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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does bust does Eugene Hammond send the school in Chapter 13?
(a) Plaster bust of Thomas Jefferson.
(b) Plaster bust of George Washington.
(c) Plaster bust of Abraham Lincoln.
(d) Plaster bust of Theodore Roosevelt.

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

3. What is the salary for the threshing season in the Dakotas?
(a) $26 a week.
(b) $14 a week.
(c) $22 a week.
(d) $17 a week.

4. What pranks do Lloyd, Flopears, and Lester play on Halloween?
(a) Put road apples into people's mailboxes.
(b) Let pigs out.
(c) Steal gates.
(d) Take wheels off wagons.

5. What color shirt is Glenn wearing when he helps Russell with the stovepipes in Chapter 15?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Brown.

6. In Chapter 15, what does Russell notice Glenn has in his lunch?
(a) Raisin cookies.
(b) Sugar cookies.
(c) Pumpkin pie.
(d) Sour cream apple pie.

7. How much of a buggy whip do Russell and Charlie plan to smoke on the first day of school?
(a) 3 inches.
(b) 3 1/2 inches.
(c) 2 inches.
(d) 2 1/2 inches.

8. In Chapter 10, how far do Russell and Tansy ride in silence?
(a) 1 1/2 miles.
(b) 2 miles.
(c) 1/2 mile.
(d) A mile.

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

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

11. Who is the first to smell smoke on the first day of school?
(a) Charlie.
(b) Russell.
(c) Flopears.
(d) Little Britches.

12. In Chapter 10, what state does Little Britches learn to spell?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Utah.
(c) Idaho.
(d) Iowa.

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

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

15. How much does Russell think the school stove weighs?
(a) 300 pounds.
(b) 500 pounds.
(c) 1/2 of a ton.
(d) 1/3 of a ton.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal does J.W. run into at the Tarboxes?

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

3. When Tansy reads the Sweet Singer's poem about the Culver's accident, what poet does she say the Singer is not?

4. What does Glenn have for lunch at school?

5. Who owns the crop that nearly burned with the privy?

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