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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is Mary Call's opinion about Roy Luther and wildcrafting?
(a) She thinks he wasn't good at it.
(b) She tells the children he refused to do it.
(c) She doesn't know what to think.
(d) She secretly thinks he was too proud to do it.

4. When Kiser comes out after speaking to Roy Luther, what is his attitude?
(a) Irritated.
(b) Sympathetic.
(c) Happy.
(d) Angry.

5. In the midst of the breakdown, who is attacked by hornets?
(a) Ima Dean.
(b) Kiser Pease.
(c) Devola.
(d) Mary Call.

6. Who has a witch's keyhole in his chimney?
(a) The traveler.
(b) Kiser Pease.
(c) Roy Luther.
(d) Mr. Connell.

7. After her parents died, who did Mrs. Connell live with?
(a) A cruel aunt.
(b) A cruel uncle.
(c) A loving family.
(d) Mr. Connell.

8. Romey says what about the burial on the way back home?
(a) That he thinks it was decent.
(b) The burial made him angry.
(c) It was not ever going to be good enough.
(d) Mary Call made the wrong choice.

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

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

11. What does Mary Call tell Roy Luther in Chapter 5 before he dies?
(a) That the Connells are coming to visit.
(b) That she is scared.
(c) That she needs him to stay alive.
(d) That they are all going to be fine so he should not worry.

12. In Chapter 7, Mary Call contemplates what for the first time in the novel?
(a) Leaving her siblings to the county and leaving.
(b) Selling the house.
(c) Marrying Kiser Pease.
(d) Telling someone her father is dead.

13. When Mary Call sees a figure outside one night, who does she think it is?
(a) Her mother.
(b) A ghost.
(c) Devola.
(d) Kiser Pease.

14. What is Romey's response to Mrs. Connell's description of her childhood?
(a) He says he would have run away if he were her.
(b) He begins to cry.
(c) He wishes they were in her situation.
(d) He feels sorry for her.

15. When they get to Roy Luther's grave site, what do Romey and Mary Call discover?
(a) Nothing is prepared.
(b) They are in the wrong spot.
(c) That animals have torn up the site.
(d) That Roy had prepared long ago before he was sick for his death.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who stops at the Luther's house at the beginning of the novel for water?

2. Romey says he once stole whose car?

3. Who notices that Roy Luther is not in the house when the children are gone?

4. Which character is on their deathbed?

5. The person who plans to visit Roy Luther in Chapter 5 says she will bring ___________ to the house.

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