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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. What does Clover die of?
(a) A snake bite.
(b) A spider bite.
(c) Scarlet fever.
(d) A scorpion bite.

2. What is the woman in the story-page wearing?
(a) A black veil.
(b) A scarlet dress.
(c) A white scarf.
(d) A yellow sunbonnet.

3. How old is Harlan at the beginning of the book?
(a) 9.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 12.

4. What does Sarah name her daughter?
(a) May.
(b) June.
(c) July.
(d) April.

5. How are Albert and Sarah related?
(a) Sarah is Albert's aunt.
(b) They are cousins.
(c) They are siblings.
(d) Albert is Sarah's uncle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ernest lose a leg?

2. Who kills the men who hurt Ulyssa when she was fetching water?

3. How does Mother's courter talk to her?

4. What does Sarah fall sick with?

5. Why does Sarah misspell her sickness?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Savannah say about pretty dresses, and how does this make Sarah feel?

2. What does Albert announce shortly after arriving in San Angelo?

3. What happens just as the family gets to San Angelo?

4. How does Sarah feel when Ernest and Captain Elliot leave the family?

5. What shocks Sarah when Jimmy kisses her for the first time?

6. What does Sarah do when she is killing a chicken?

7. Why does Jimmy Reed not join the family until later?

8. Why does Mama say Sarah had such a hard time recovering after having her daughter?

9. How is child birth different for Sarah and Savannah?

10. What does Sarah say Jimmy spends a lot of time doing after she has the baby?

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