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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. In Chapter 12, when does Russell get Charlie to say he will leave for the Dakotas?
(a) No later than Monday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Friday evening.
(d) No later than Saturday.

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

3. What day of the week were Russell and his family involved in an automobile accident according to an article in the paper?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Wednesday.

4. When Tansy reads the Sweet Singer's poem about the Culver's accident, what poet does she say the Singer is not?
(a) James Whitcomb Riley.
(b) Mary Robinson.
(c) William Blake
(d) Matthew Arnold.

5. In Chapter 15, who is Glenn boarding with?
(a) Lichtenbergers.
(b) Aunt Fanny Hamline.
(c) Keatings.
(d) Baz Ellenbogen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first to smell smoke on the first day of school?

2. What color shirt is Glenn wearing when he helps Russell with the stovepipes in Chapter 15?

3. How much of a buggy whip do Russell and Charlie plan to smoke on the first day of school?

4. How does Russell burn the shirt Aunt Maud made him?

5. After the accident with the Culver's wagon, where did Eugene Hammond drive?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who helps Russell with J.W. when J.W. encounters a porcupine?

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

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

7. What is the Tarbox place like when Tansy and Russell arrive?

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

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

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

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