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

2. What type of peaches does Glenn bring for Tansy?
(a) Babcock.
(b) Elberta.
(c) Early Amber.
(d) Yellow Crawfords.

3. How much does Russell think the school stove weighs?
(a) 500 pounds.
(b) 1/3 of a ton.
(c) 1/2 of a ton.
(d) 300 pounds.

4. How many mornings does it take Glenn and Russell to set up the school stove?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

5. How many students do there have to be to keep the school open?
(a) 8.
(b) 12.
(c) 6.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the salary for the threshing season in the Dakotas?

2. What animal does J.W. run into at the Tarboxes?

3. In Chapter 11, how many parcels does the mailman bring?

4. In Chapter 10, how far do Russell and Tansy ride in silence?

5. Who accidentally throws a ball and hits Charlie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tansy tell Russell to do for J.W. when they get home and why?

2. What does Tansy make Russell do because he and Charlie left the burning buggy whip in the weeds by the privy?

3. Why does Aunt Fanny Hamline come to the school, and how does she get hurt?

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

5. How is Aunt Fanny Hamline gotten out of the ditch at the school?

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

7. Where is Glenn living in Chapter 15 and why?

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

9. Where does Mr. Culver take Russell Saturday night and why?

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

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