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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 township is the Sweet Singer from?
(a) Sycamore.
(b) Jackson.
(c) French.
(d) Flatrock.

2. At the beginning of Chapter 7, where does Russell dream that he is?
(a) School.
(b) Fishing at the creek.
(c) Dakota wheat fields.
(d) The funeral.

3. How many students graduated last spring?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

4. How many trotlines do Russell and Lloyd run across the crick?
(a) 7.
(b) 5 or 6.
(c) 10.
(d) 6 or 8.

5. Who plays the piano for Miss Arbuckle's funeral?
(a) Minerva Wallner.
(b) Gertrude Baumgartner.
(c) Mildred Gruber.
(d) Imogene Lustbader.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of snake is in the hen house in Chapter 4?

2. How many men come to see the Case Special in Chapter 2?

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

4. Where does Aunt Maud live?

5. What was J.W. supposed to run?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Preacher Parr say about Miss Arbuckle?

2. What does Tansy take out of the coffin and why?

3. What was the first schoolhouse like in the community?

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

5. What does Russell do after he and Lloyd help Tansy clean up the school?

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

7. What happens when the Culvers are driving home from the funeral?

8. Who nearly runs down the Culvers when they are driving home from the funeral?

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

10. What outshines the performers on the Case Special?

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