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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 big is the hole Lloyd burned in the shirt Aunt Maud made him?
(a) Size of a nickel.
(b) Size of a quarter.
(c) Size of a penny.
(d) Size of a silver dollar.

2. What arithmetic book does Tansy have from the high school that she studies in the evenings?
(a) Stoddard's Rudiments of Arithmetic.
(b) The Western Calculator.
(c) Topical Advanced Arithmetic.
(d) Ray's New Practical Arithmetic.

3. In Chapter 11, how many parcels does the mailman bring?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

4. What does Glenn Tarbox ask Russell to get when J.W. gets into trouble with an animal?
(a) Rag.
(b) Stick 6 inches long.
(c) Stick 3 or 4 inches long.
(d) Water.

5. Who throws Aunt Fanny Hamline's cane when she keeps trying to whack her rescuers with it?
(a) Charlie.
(b) Russell.
(c) Glenn.
(d) Lloyd.

Short Answer Questions

1. What covers a table on the Tarboxes porch?

2. How does Tansy get Charlie and Glenn to stop fighting?

3. What type of peaches does Glenn bring for Tansy?

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

5. What Roosevelt child does Tansy say keeps a garter snake?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why might there be students in their 20s at a one-room school like Hominy Ridge?

2. Why does Mr. Culver think Eugene Hammond is behind the news article about the accident with the Culver's buggy and Eugene's automobile?

3. How does Little Britches help Tansy with Spelling School and learn her letters?

4. What does Eugene Hammond send to the school in Chapter 13?

5. What plans does Russell make for him and Charlie to go to the Dakotas?

6. What does Glenn have for lunch when he starts attending school?

7. Why does Russell get a whipping from Tansy in Chapter 14?

8. What goes on on Halloween?

9. What does Russell think about Charlie's appearance on the first day of school?

10. What is going on when Russell, his father, and Lloyd come to the house and hear music?

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