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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Romey says what about the burial on the way back home?

4. In Chapter 3, we find out which mountain range the Luthers live on. Where?

5. Who is excited about the Luther's wildcrafting?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Connell tell the children about their father? Do you think Mary Call agrees?

2. In what ways are the Connells opposites of each other?

3. In what ways is wildcrafting more difficult than the Luthers thought?

4. Do you think Kiser is evil deep down inside after seeing his reaction to Roy Luther's condition?

5. Why does Mary Call feel angry during Kiser's visit?

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

7. Devola is the oldest sister of the Luther family, but in what ways does Mary Call take on that roll?

8. How does Mary Call try to hide that their father has died from the other children?

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

10. What characteristics does Mary have that are probably the reasons why her father has left her in charge?

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