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

2. How many bushels of corn can Mr. Culver shuck in a day?
(a) 75.
(b) Nearly 100.
(c) 80.
(d) About 125.

3. What snake is in Tansy's drawer in Chapter 11?
(a) Puff adder.
(b) Mud snake.
(c) Garter snake.
(d) Milk snake.

4. What type of wood does Russell's father have for him in Chapter 9?
(a) Oak.
(b) Pine.
(c) Maple.
(d) Walnut.

5. What does Eugene Hammond include with the bust?
(a) Football.
(b) Encyclopedia.
(c) Baseball.
(d) American flag.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Russell's mother when she married his dad?

2. In Chapter 13, what day of the week does the mailman deliver a big parcel for the school?

3. How old does Russell believe Pearl Nearing is on the first day of school?

4. From what catalog does Tansy want the students to bring a map?

5. What is Russell supposed to be spelling in Chapter 12 when a commotion is heard from outside?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Tansy soothe Little Britches when she opens a drawer in Tansy's desk and finds a snake?

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

6. How well does Eugene Hammond do at the hog butchering?

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

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

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

10. What does Pearl say when Tansy tells her to get a little girl hiding in the privy, and how does Pearl respond?

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