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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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

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

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

6. In Chapter 13, what day of the week does the mailman deliver a big parcel for the school?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Monday.

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

8. In Chapter 15, how high do the students know their multiplication tables?
(a) Up to 8.
(b) Up to 10.
(c) Up to 12.
(d) Up to 9.

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

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

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

12. What is Little Britches' real name?
(a) Beulah.
(b) Marilyn.
(c) Grace.
(d) Patience.

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

14. When was a law enacted that says children between 6 and 16 have to go to school?
(a) 1898.
(b) 1899.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1901.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Russell think the way that Tansy figured out how to get Aunt Fanny Hamline out of the ditch should be studied?

2. What covers a table on the Tarboxes porch?

3. How much does Russell think the school stove weighs?

4. How much of a buggy whip do Russell and Charlie plan to smoke on the first day of school?

5. How far is the trip to Montezuma?

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