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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who notices that Roy Luther is not in the house when the children are gone?
(a) Mr. Connell.
(b) Mrs. Connell.
(c) Kiser Pease.
(d) The doctor.

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

3. What does Mary Call tell the children about Kiser Pease's warning?
(a) He said they were doomed.
(b) He wished them bad luck.
(c) He said freedom comes at a price.
(d) He warned them not to take help from the county.

4. Why is Mary putting off the trip to the store?
(a) Because she is lazy and does not want to go.
(b) Because it is so far away.
(c) She doesn't want to see Mrs. Connell.
(d) Because it is winter.

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) What they need at home.
(d) Her father's health.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mary Call say about Roy Luther in Chapter 7 to Kiser Pease?

2. Mary Call has promised not to take Roy Luther where after his death?

3. Who does Kiser Pease suggest the Luther family get help from?

4. In Chapter One, how old is Mary Call Luther?

5. What do the two sisters do for money in the beginning of Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the promises that Mary Call makes to her father?

2. Why does Mary Call decide to help Kiser after they find him ill?

3. What kind of sickness does Roy Luther likely have that altered the look of his face? What makes you think so?

4. What happens when Mary Call tells Kiser in Chapter 3 about the paper he signed?

5. Who is the first person to show up after Roy Luther's death, and how does Mary Call put this person off?

6. What is revealed in Chapter 4 about what Mary Call plans to do if their father dies? Explain how it is revealed.

7. Why is Kiser so eager to please the Luthers?

8. Why does Mary Call chastise Romey in Chapter 4?

9. How does Romey react when he finds out about his father's death?

10. How is Roy Luther's refusal to see a doctor indicative of stereotypes of mountain people?

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