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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What idea do the children come up with after their father's death to keep people away?
(a) To put up a sign that says "Mad Dog" or "Small Pox."
(b) To tell them their father is sleeping.
(c) To run away.
(d) To live in the woods.

2. What do the two sisters do for money in the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Work at the general store.
(b) Sell water to travelers.
(c) Gather nuts and berries.
(d) Gather witch hazel.

3. Who mentions that they haven't seen Kiser Pease in a few days and he might be sick?
(a) Devola.
(b) Romey.
(c) Mary Call.
(d) Roy Luther.

4. What happens when Romey becomes upset in Chapter 6?
(a) He says that he hated their father.
(b) He tells Mary Call he hates her.
(c) He tells Mary Call how much he loves her as his big sister.
(d) Romey is quiet and doesn't talk.

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

6. What happens after the Luthers play with the car for two days?
(a) It runs out of gas.
(b) It gets a flat.
(c) It breaks down.
(d) Kiser Pease takes it back.

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

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

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

10. Who takes Roy Luther up to the grave?
(a) Mr. Connell.
(b) Just Romey.
(c) Mary Call and Romey.
(d) Kiser Pease.

11. What does Romey tell Mr. Connell he will do if he encounters snakes?
(a) Kick them in the behind.
(b) Proceed cautiously.
(c) Run away.
(d) Catch them with a net.

12. After Roy Luther gets sick, what happens to his body?
(a) He loses his hair.
(b) He can no longer speak.
(c) He must be fed by one of his children.
(d) He can no longer walk.

13. What do they say to their father's body before they leave?
(a) They say he was always light-hearted.
(b) They tell him the kids are there.
(c) They tell him not to worry about them.
(d) They say he should not have been so proud.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is one thing that is dangerous about the mountains during wildcrafting?

4. What do the Luthers discover about wildcrafting?

5. What do the Luthers use the money from the goldenseal for in Chapter 5?

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