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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. How far does Hiram estimate that he runs every evening in Chapter 13?
(a) 6 to 7 miles.
(b) 5 or 6 miles.
(c) 3 or 4 miles.
(d) 7 or 8 miles.

2. In Chapter 4, what did Corrine Quinn wear to the races?
(a) Cotton.
(b) Silk.
(c) Calico.
(d) Linen.

3. How long was Hiram at the jail before he was sold in Chapter 10?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 4 weeks.
(d) 5 weeks.

4. What food is Hiram given when he is removed from the pit in Chapter 11?
(a) Bread.
(b) Crackers.
(c) Gruel.
(d) Cheese.

5. In Chapter 2, what food did Hiram collect on Sunday afternoons?
(a) Peck of corn and pound of pork.
(b) Grits, eggs, and pork rinds.
(c) Flour, eggs, and lard.
(d) Peck of beans and pound of beef.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Hank Powers cry when his daughter was born?

2. Who is in the room with Hiram when he awakes in Chapter 12?

3. In Chapter 13, after Hiram studies with Mr. Fields, how much time does he have daily to study on his own?

4. In Chapter 1, when Hiram is in the river, what aunt does he remember?

5. What does a baker give Hiram in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hiram see in Chapter 1 when he is driving across a stone bridge?

2. In Chapter 4, how did Hiram feel as he walked up the back staircase of Lockless?

3. In Chapter 1, what happens to Hiram and Maynard when the bridge breaks and they fall into the river?

4. In Chapter 3, what chores did Hiram begin doing when he went to the big house?

5. In Chapter 5, where does Hiram find himself after falling in the river?

6. What and who rescue Hiram at the end of Chapter 11?

7. In Chapter 15, how does Hiram know that he has used Conduction?

8. What was strange about Hiram when he was a child?

9. In Chapter 1, why did Hiram avoid a stone bridge?

10. Why did Hiram go to stay with Thena when his mother was sold and why?

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