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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Mary Call wraps Kiser in the onions?
(a) He begins to sweat.
(b) He gets sad.
(c) He begins to cry.
(d) He has a heart attack.

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

3. Who is the Luther family's neighbor?
(a) Roy.
(b) Goldie Pease.
(c) The Connells.
(d) Kiser Pease.

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

5. What does Mary Call Luther's family do for a living?
(a) Own a store.
(b) Sharecroppers.
(c) Servants.
(d) Run a bed and breakfast.

6. Who does Kiser Pease suggest the Luther family get help from?
(a) His sister.
(b) The county.
(c) Mr. Connell.
(d) The state.

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

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

9. 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.

10. What does Mary Call lie about during their visit to the store in Chapter 4?
(a) How much money they have.
(b) Romey's age.
(c) Her father's health.
(d) What they need at home.

11. While Kiser is sick, what do the Luther children enjoy?
(a) His bed.
(b) His house.
(c) His food.
(d) His car.

12. What does Devola dream about buying with the money from wildcrafting?
(a) A book.
(b) A car.
(c) A present for Roy Luther.
(d) Ice cream.

13. Mary Call has promised not to take Roy Luther where after his death?
(a) To an undertaker.
(b) To the backyard.
(c) To the mountain.
(d) To his mother's plot.

14. Romey says he once stole whose car?
(a) The principal's.
(b) The neighbor's.
(c) The Connell's.
(d) The doctor's.

15. Who plans to visit Roy Luther in Chapter 5?
(a) Mrs. Connell.
(b) The stock boy.
(c) Both Mr. and Mrs. Connell.
(d) Mr. Connell.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many promises has Mary Call made to her father?

2. Who is the owner of the general store?

3. Who died years before the novel begins?

4. What does Kiser Pease rant about when he is sick and Mary is taking care of him?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 3, how much money does the Luther family have in their money box?

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