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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. When was a law enacted that says children between 6 and 16 have to go to school?
(a) 1901.
(b) 1902.
(c) 1898.
(d) 1899.

2. In Chapter 14, where does Eugene take Russell, Lloyd, and Charlie for a drive?
(a) Montezuma.
(b) Neighbor's house.
(c) Schoolhouse.
(d) Church.

3. Where does Russell think the way that Tansy figured out how to get Aunt Fanny Hamline out of the ditch should be studied?
(a) Indiana State University.
(b) Purdue University.
(c) Butler University.
(d) University of Notre Dame.

4. On the way home from the Tarboxes, what state does Tansy ask Russell is its capital?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Minnesota.
(c) Colorado.
(d) Delaware.

5. What day of the week does the Parke County Superintendent of Schools and Assistant superintendent come to observe Tansy and her students?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Friday.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eugene Hammond include with the bust?

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

3. Who throws Aunt Fanny Hamline's cane when she keeps trying to whack her rescuers with it?

4. How did the privy fire start?

5. When Tansy comes to Russell and Lloyd's room the night after the fire, what word is she disappointed Lloyd could not spell?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Glenn tell Tansy when he comes to school?

3. Why does Russell think his father invited Eugene to the hog butchering, and why did his father invite Eugene?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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