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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. What is most upsetting about the damage to the house after the snow?
(a) Their mother's rocking chair is ruined.
(b) Just the cow was killed.
(c) Their food is gone.
(d) The animals were killed.

2. What kind of meat do the Luthers have stored in the house for the winter?
(a) Hamburger.
(b) Steak.
(c) Beef jerky.
(d) Salted pork.

3. Mary Call says she would like to have a picture of her and Romey wildcrafting to put where someday?
(a) Her bedroom.
(b) A big, new house.
(c) Devola's house with Kiser.
(d) Her office.

4. What kinds of food are the Luther family getting from the cow in Chapter 9?
(a) Just steak.
(b) Just milk.
(c) Steak and milk.
(d) Milk and cottage cheese.

5. What is the reaction when Kiser rejects a marriage proposal?
(a) Happiness.
(b) The person leaves the hospital.
(c) Screaming and throwing things.
(d) Kissing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gets stuck in the mud at the Luther house?

2. What makes the person sharing a room with a cow worry about sharing a room?

3. Who sees Mary on the way to the hospital and offers her a ride?

4. Who admits they were wrong about Devola?

5. How is Romey hurt in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mary Call decide to marry Kiser Pease? What does she think will happen?

2. Why can't Mary Call ride home with the Graybeals even though it is raining?

3. Why does Mary Call get upset with Romey in Chapter 12? Be sure to note how pride factors into this.

4. Why doesn't Mary Call want Devola to marry Kiser Pease?

5. Is Kiser Pease going to take care of the Luthers?

6. How does Devola remind Mary Call of Cosby Luther in this chapter, and how does she respond to it?

7. How does the blizzard take its toll on the Luthers?

8. Describe Mary Call's hospital visit with Kiser Pease.

9. What are Mary Call's plans for the cave?

10. Why doesn't Mary Call think it's a good idea to have friends at school?

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