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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 6, when is it planned for all the Walkers to come and share their memories of Maynard?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Thanksgiving.
(c) December 11.
(d) November 12.

2. What was the name of Nathaniel's late wife?
(a) Anne Walker.
(b) Helen Walker.
(c) Rachel Walker.
(d) Priscilla Walker.

3. When Hiram wakes in Chapter 5, who does he see?
(a) Thena.
(b) Sophia.
(c) Emma.
(d) Roscoe.

4. What was Hiram's mother's name?
(a) Emma.
(b) Rose.
(c) Lucy.
(d) Martha.

5. What is the name of the man that Hawkins wants Hiram to get out in Chapter 14?
(a) Will Davis.
(b) Parnell Johns.
(c) Bob Peterson.
(d) Rufus Thomas.

6. What day of the week was Hiram's mother taken and sold?
(a) Monday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Wednesday.

7. When does Sophia want to meet Hiram at the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) 45 minutes.
(c) An hour.
(d) 2 hours.

8. In Chapter 13, during Hiram's training, how long do he and other trainees run every evening?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) An hour.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 45 minutes.

9. In Chapter 2, how old was Hiram when he could hear a song once and repeat it?
(a) 6.
(b) 12.
(c) 5.
(d) 11.

10. In Chapter 6, where does Thena find Hiram?
(a) Stables.
(b) Fallows.
(c) Bridge supports.
(d) River.

11. In Chapter 5, how long does Hiram straddle the line between life and death?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 24 hours.
(d) 48 hours.

12. In Chapter 15, what is the name of the man Hiram meets at a bakery?
(a) Jupiter.
(b) Mars.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Ursa.

13. In Chapter 13, after Hiram studies with Mr. Fields, how much time does he have daily to study on his own?
(a) An hour.
(b) 3 hours.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) An hour and a half.

14. In Chapter 3, how long had Hiram been in the big house by the autumn of his 13th year?
(a) 8 months.
(b) 4 months.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 11 months.

15. In Chapter 2, what was the name of the butler who brought Hiram to the big house?
(a) Maynard.
(b) August.
(c) Roscoe.
(d) Joseph.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 13, what does Hiram hear?

2. What does Hiram smell at the beginning of Chapter 13?

3. In Chapter 7, what day does Hiram prepare to take Sophia to Nathaniel's?

4. In Chapter 8 on the day Hiram plans to run who does he see on his way to the well?

5. In Chapter 14, what instrument does the man play that Hawkins is to get out?

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