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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. Why is Ann afraid to leave the house?
(a) She is afraid Loomis will kill another chicken.
(b) She is afraid Loomis will wake and need her.
(c) She thinks Loomis might burn down the house.
(d) She thinks Loomis might hurt Faro.

2. What does Ann do with Loomis' gun?
(a) Takes it from Loomis.
(b) Throws it in the creek.
(c) Hides it in the hayloft.
(d) Hides it in the attic.

3. What does Ann do later that night after playing the piano?
(a) Writes in her diary.
(b) Laundry.
(c) Goes for a walk with Faro.
(d) Works on a puzzle.

4. What career was Ann thinking of before the war?
(a) Vet.
(b) Teaching.
(c) Computer programmer.
(d) Engineer.

5. How high is Loomis' fever in Chapter 11?
(a) It is holding at 103.
(b) It has gone down two degrees.
(c) Too high for the thermometer to record.
(d) It has dropped to normal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ann worry about concerning the tomatoes?

2. What makes Ann think about Edward all of a sudden?

3. What is wrong with Loomis at the opening of Chapter 10?

4. What flowers does Ann pick and put in Loomis' bedroom?

5. What is Loomis doing with his gun when Ann returns?

Short Essay Questions

1. What puzzles Ann when she is reading poetry to Mr. Loomis?

2. What do Ann and Mr. Loomis argue about concerning the crops?

3. How has Mr. Loomis' illness progressed in Chapter 11, and what does he talk about while delirious?

4. How is Ann at first amused by Mr. Loomis' actions but then becomes concerned?

5. What happens in the middle of the night that convinces Ann to move out of the house?

6. Why does Ann have to abandon her cave and what does Mr. Loomis do there?

7. How is Mr. Loomis using Faro?

8. Where does Ann go in Chapter 12 and what does she find and do?

9. What does Ann bring into the house as Mr. Loomis is getting better?

10. What does Ann discover about the tractor, and what does she do?

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