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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. Where was Miss Arbuckle from?
(a) Huntington.
(b) Crawfordsville.
(c) Shelbyville.
(d) Cedar Lake.

2. What month does Miss Arbuckle die?
(a) June.
(b) September.
(c) July.
(d) August.

3. What model are the steel Case Agitator threshing machines on the Case Special?
(a) 1904.
(b) 1905.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1903.

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

5. What is Tansy cooking when Russell and Lloyd get home in Chapter 4?
(a) Oatmeal and toast.
(b) Eggs and ham.
(c) Eggs and bacon.
(d) Eggs.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many trotlines do Russell and Lloyd run across the crick?

3. Where does Aunt Maud land when the horses are spooked coming home from the funeral?

4. Who did Miss Arbuckle room and board with?

5. What does Tansy take out of Miss Arbuckle's coffin?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Preacher Parr say about Miss Arbuckle?

3. Why does Tansy only cook for the family in the summer and why does the family live for her cooking?

4. What outshines the performers on the Case Special?

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

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

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

8. Who is Eugene Hammond associated with?

9. Who was the schoolmaster in the early years?

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

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