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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How many peaches does Glenn bring for Tansy?
(a) Half a dozen.
(b) A peck.
(c) A bushel.
(d) Dozen.

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

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

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

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

8. What does Charlie break during the fight with Glenn?
(a) Hand.
(b) Nose.
(c) Thumb.
(d) Finger.

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

10. How old does Russell think Glenn Tarbox is?
(a) 18 or 19.
(b) 16.
(c) 19 or 20.
(d) 17.

11. What word is Russell given to spell on the first day of school during Spelling School?
(a) Asphyxiate.
(b) Ascend.
(c) Asinine.
(d) Cacophony.

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

13. How old does Russell believe Pearl Nearing is on the first day of school?
(a) 11 or 12.
(b) 12.
(c) 10 or 11.
(d) 9.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What day of the week does the Parke County Superintendent of Schools and Assistant superintendent come to observe Tansy and her students?

3. In Chapter 15, what does Russell notice Glenn has in his lunch?

4. What is the name of the paper O.C. is reading in Chapter 9?

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

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