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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. How many rooms are in the Hominy Ridge School?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

2. What time of day do Russell and Lloyd learn that Miss Arbuckle died?
(a) Almost midnight.
(b) 5 a.m.
(c) 6 a.m.
(d) Around noon.

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

4. In Chapter 2, what fruit do the Culver's have for dinner?
(a) Blackberries.
(b) Peaches.
(c) Blueberries.
(d) Apples.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of the Culver's cows are milked?

2. How many people sit in the mourners' bench during Miss Arbuckle's funeral?

3. Where was Miss Arbuckle from?

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

5. How many women come to see the Case Special?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Russell describe Miss Arbuckle?

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

4. Who was the schoolmaster in the early years?

5. What does Russell realize when he tries to eavesdrop on the school board meeting in Chapter 6?

6. Who is Eugene Hammond associated with?

7. What is the Case Special?

8. Why does Russell think the board hires Tansy rather than a teacher trained at the Terre Haute normal school?

9. Who does Charlie tell Russell and Lloyd died when he joins them on the camping trip?

10. What do Russell and Lloyd find in the henhouse in Chapter 4, and how do they deal with it?

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