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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Russell burn the shirt Aunt Maud made him?
(a) Burned off a sleeve.
(b) Burned off the collar.
(c) Burned off the cuff.
(d) Burned off part of the tail.

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 11, what is Mr. Culver in the market for?
(a) Chickens.
(b) Goats.
(c) Bull.
(d) Feeder pigs.

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

7. Who owns the crop that nearly burned with the privy?
(a) Aunt Fanny Hamline.
(b) Mr. Leadill.
(c) Mr. Cooper.
(d) Old Man Lichtenberger.

8. How big is the hole Lloyd burned in the shirt Aunt Maud made him?
(a) Size of a penny.
(b) Size of a quarter.
(c) Size of a silver dollar.
(d) Size of a nickel.

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. What animal does J.W. run into at the Tarboxes?
(a) Raccoon.
(b) Hedgehog.
(c) Porcupine.
(d) Skunk.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What pranks do Lloyd, Flopears, and Lester play on Halloween?

3. In Chapter 15, who is Glenn boarding with?

4. In Chapter 14, where does Eugene take Russell, Lloyd, and Charlie for a drive?

5. Who comes along with a wagon and helps get Aunt Fanny Hamline out of the ditch?

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