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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who says "I have a desire to make you admire me"?
(a) George Willard.
(b) Dr. Parcival.
(c) Will Henderson.
(d) Albert Longworth.

2. How does Jesse feel about David's disappearance at the end of this story?
(a) It doesn't surprise him.
(b) It makes him cry.
(c) He is happy that David is independent.
(d) He is filled with guilt.

3. When the writer is lying in bed, what does he compare himself to?
(a) A pregnant woman.
(b) A moose.
(c) A cigar.
(d) A carpenter.

4. What happens to the tall, dark girl in one of her dreams?
(a) She is ill.
(b) She is robbed.
(c) She is slapped.
(d) She is bitten.

5. How does the town feel about Joe and Sarah?
(a) They are repelled by it.
(b) They are in awe of it.
(c) They are indifferent to it.
(d) They try to break them up.

6. How long does the writer write for when he gets out of bed and starts writing?
(a) Two days.
(b) Four hours.
(c) One day.
(d) One hour.

7. Where does George walk after leaving work one night?
(a) Along the curb.
(b) Up and down everyone's walkways.
(c) Down the center of the street.
(d) In the alleyway.

8. What does Dr. Reefy ask the tall, dark girl after her first visit with him?
(a) He asks her to marry him.
(b) He asks her to tell him her thoughts.
(c) He asks her to go for a ride in the country.
(d) He asks her if she is rich.

9. What body part does Wing use to help him talk?
(a) His head.
(b) His arms.
(c) His hands.
(d) His mouth.

10. What does Alice sometimes do with her blanket?
(a) Hangs it up over his windows.
(b) Makes a figure in her bed.
(c) Hides during the day.
(d) Covers her head at night.

11. What does Wing do before he cries in front of George?
(a) He yells at George.
(b) He puts his hands in his pockets.
(c) He admits to being a thief.
(d) He drops his strawberries.

12. How old is David Hardy when he comes to Jesse's farm?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Twenty-one.
(d) Fifteen.

13. What war is the carpenter part of?
(a) World War II.
(b) The Revolutionary War.
(c) The Civil War.
(d) World War I.

14. Where does Louise tell George to wait?
(a) In the potato patch.
(b) Behind the saloon.
(c) By the picket fence.
(d) By William's barn.

15. How does George feel at the end of the story when he is at the drug store?
(a) Nervous.
(b) Angry.
(c) In love.
(d) Satisfied.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dr. Parcival always wear?

2. What color does the Big Four paint its stations?

3. What does Dr. Reefy ride when he goes house to house?

4. What do the writer and the carpenter have in common?

5. Why does the tall, dark girl originally come see Dr. Reefy?

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