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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was the bride of an elderly mayor of Garnet in 1880?
(a) 18.
(b) 20.
(c) 17.
(d) 16.

2. What time does thunder wake Miranda in Chapter 11?
(a) 6:45 a.m.
(b) 6:15 a.m.
(c) 5:30 a.m.
(d) 5:00 a.m.

3. What time does Dan's father tell him to come back home in Chapter 12 when he and Buddy go over to Miranda's?
(a) Noon.
(b) 1:30 p.m.
(c) 2 p.m.
(d) 1 p.m.

4. Where do Uncle Willy, Aunt Belle, and their children live?
(a) Maine.
(b) Vermont.
(c) Connecticut.
(d) New Hampshire.

5. How often do Philip and Helen quarrel when they stay at the Rosenbaums for a bit after bringing Nicole home in Chapter 7?
(a) The entire time.
(b) Twice.
(c) Not once.
(d) Once.

6. How long does Mrs. Wainwright think the Kramers stayed in Garnet?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 8 months.
(d) A year.

7. What does Uncle Willy remember that Helen broke when they were swinging and tipped over backwards into bushes?
(a) Thumb.
(b) Pinky finger.
(c) Wrist.
(d) Nose.

8. In Chapter 11, what color dog does Eddie Hooton get?
(a) Black and white.
(b) Brown.
(c) Black and tan.
(d) Black.

9. In Chapter 5, what color cushion is on the porch swing?
(a) Brown.
(b) Green.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

10. What type of atmosphere does Helen sense in the house?
(a) Waiting and brooding.
(b) Sinister and intimidating.
(c) Dark and threatening.
(d) Menacing and forbidding.

11. How long has Miranda been in Garnet at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) 5 weeks.
(b) Less than a month.
(c) A month.
(d) About 3 weeks.

12. What is the only furniture in the room where fugitive slaves hid in the Hooton cellar?
(a) 2 chairs.
(b) 2 cots.
(c) 2 bunks.
(d) 2 wooden benches.

13. In Chapter 5, what does Miranda make for herself, Anni, and Simon to eat when they make a hiding place in the boxwood bushes?
(a) Peanut butter and peach jam sandwiches.
(b) Peanut butter and grape jelly sandwiches.
(c) Peanut butter and strawberry jam sandwiches.
(d) Peanut butter and raspberry jam sandwiches.

14. In Chapter 11, what food does Miranda take to the attic when she is awakened by a thunder storm?
(a) Raspberry pie and a glass of milk.
(b) Apple pie and a glass of milk.
(c) Blueberry pie and a glass of milk.
(d) Mulberry pie and a glass of milk.

15. In Chapter 8, what type of wallpaper does Helen hang in the dining room?
(a) Serpentine.
(b) Red damask.
(c) Violet-sprigged.
(d) Fern.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what color dress is Mrs. Wainwright wearing when Miranda comes for her lesson?

2. Over how many years have Hootons lived in the house where Ed, Virginia, and their boys live?

3. What does Iris Kramer keep telling her husband she wants?

4. In Chapter 6, what does Miranda say is her favorite meal that her mother makes?

5. How many servants have been let go in the Galworthy house in Chapter 9?

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