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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the "wild gold"?
(a) Cascade Mountain plants.
(b) Smoky Mountain flowers.
(c) Flowers on the mountain.
(d) Plants of the Appalachians.

2. When he is sick, who does Kiser mistake Mary Call for?
(a) His wife.
(b) His sister.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother.

3. What does Kiser Pease give Devola in Chapter 7?
(a) A pig.
(b) A flower.
(c) A ring.
(d) A horse.

4. What does Mary Call get out of helping Kiser?
(a) His respect.
(b) A paper saying the land is theirs free and clear.
(c) His love.
(d) His friendship.

5. The person who plans to visit Roy Luther in Chapter 5 says she will bring ___________ to the house.
(a) Milk.
(b) Oatmeal bread.
(c) Medicine for Roy Luther.
(d) More money for wildcrafting.

6. Who stops at the Luther's house at the beginning of the novel for water?
(a) Kiser Pease.
(b) Mr. Connell.
(c) Cosby Luther.
(d) A traveler.

7. Who died years before the novel begins?
(a) Kiser Pease's mother.
(b) Mary Call's mother.
(c) Kiser Pease.
(d) Devola Luther.

8. The Luthers mistake goldenseal for what?
(a) Ginseng.
(b) Parsley.
(c) Basil.
(d) Cilantro.

9. Who asks Mary Call to get razors at the store?
(a) Romey.
(b) Ima Dean.
(c) Kiser Pease.
(d) Devola.

10. Romey wants to give his father a grand funeral like whose?
(a) The mayor.
(b) Napoleon.
(c) A king.
(d) Mrs. Connells' parents.

11. What is one thing that is dangerous about the mountains during wildcrafting?
(a) The poisonous flowers.
(b) The large animals.
(c) The terrain.
(d) Other wildcrafters.

12. Why does Mary Call decide to help Kiser Pease?
(a) Because she is afraid.
(b) Because she thinks she can make him do something.
(c) Because he once helped her father.
(d) Because she feels bad.

13. What happens before Romey and Mary Call bury Roy Luther and pray?
(a) They can't help but say bad things about him.
(b) They decide not to say anything.
(c) They cry.
(d) They say nice things about him.

14. How long does Kiser tell Mary Call they can stay on without charge?
(a) One year.
(b) Through the summer.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Through the winter.

15. At the beginning of Chapter 3, how much money does the Luther family have in their money box?
(a) Zero.
(b) $54.84.
(c) $84.54.
(d) $54.54.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the owner of the general store?

2. Who has a witch's keyhole in his chimney?

3. What happens when Mary Call wraps Kiser in the onions?

4. What does Ima Dean want to buy herself with the money from wildcrafting?

5. Who is the Luther family's neighbor?

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