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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What county do Russell and Lloyd live in?
(a) Dubois.
(b) Montgomery.
(c) Parke.
(d) Warren.

2. What is the name of the company that made the good buggy Mr. Culver owns?
(a) Columbus Buggy Company.
(b) Taylor-Cannady Buggy Company.
(c) Oxford Buggy Company.
(d) Dort Carriage Company.

3. Where do the men and boys gather to see the Case special?
(a) Wilkins.
(b) Montezuma.
(c) Baker.
(d) Castlewood.

4. Who comes where the boys are camping in Chapter 3 that Russell believes is the ghost of Miss Arbuckle?
(a) His dad.
(b) Aunt Maud.
(c) Mr. Parr.
(d) Tansy.

5. How long ago did the first automobile turn up in the Culver's district?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 4 or 5 years.
(d) 3 or 4 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Charlie checks the trotlines, how big is the snake he finds?

2. What model are the steel Case Agitator threshing machines on the Case Special?

3. What month does Miss Arbuckle die?

4. What color ribbon does Tansy have in her straw hat for Miss Arbuckle's coffin?

5. What do Russell and Lloyd wrap around the school bell so it won't ring?

Short Essay Questions

1. What type of school is Hominy Ridge, and why are there threats to close it down?

2. What does Russell say about his family?

3. How does Russell scare Lloyd during their camping trip?

4. What does Tansy pack for the boys camping trip at the creek?

5. How does Russell describe the way his father is dressed for Miss Arbuckle's funeral?

6. What is the Case Special?

7. What does Charlie find on a trotline when he checks the lines in Chapter 4?

8. Who is Eugene Hammond associated with?

9. Who does Preacher Parr think was the death of Miss Arbuckle?

10. What did Lester Kriegbaum do in the spring when Miss Arbuckle called him up for a minor infraction?

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