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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) 7 or 8 miles.
(b) 6 to 7 miles.
(c) 3 or 4 miles.
(d) 5 or 6 miles.

2. What piece of furniture does Hiram try to work on in Chapter 6?
(a) Adams secretary.
(b) Mahogany highboy.
(c) Camelback sofa.
(d) Satinwood corner chair.

3. How might Conduction reduce a journey in Chapter 13?
(a) Change a day's journey into an hour.
(b) Take a week's journey and turn it into an instant.
(c) Change 2 days journey into 2 hours.
(d) Take a month's journey and turn it into a day's journey.

4. Who is already at the well when Hiram comes on the day he plans to run in Chapter 8?
(a) Thena.
(b) Maggie.
(c) Annie.
(d) Sophia.

5. In Chapter 12, what does Hiram smell?
(a) Potpourri.
(b) Pine.
(c) Lavender.
(d) Candles.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Sophia want to meet Hiram at the beginning of Chapter 8?

2. What was the name of the washerwoman Hiram thinks of as he is struggling in the river in Chapter 1?

3. In Chapter 10, what family members of the man who shares Hiram's cell were taken?

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

5. In Chapter 13, what does Hiram find for breakfast on his second day of freedom?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 13, what is the sub-basement like where Hiram studies?

2. What did Hiram see and hear at the end of Chapter 4 when he neared the river Goose?

3. What was Sophia's relationship with Helen in Carolina?

4. In Chapter 6, where does Hiram find something to do and what does he do?

5. What do Corrine and the others really want from Hiram in Chapter 13?

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

7. In Chapter 8, what job does Hiram's father tell him that he will be doing soon?

8. Where did Sophia live before Lockless and what did she have there?

9. What are Hiram's days like in Chapter 10?

10. In Chapter 12, what does Hiram see when he wakes?

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