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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. Where is Mr. Loomis later in the evening?
(a) Writing at the kitchen table.
(b) In the yard walking without a cane.
(c) Passed out on the sofa.
(d) Passed out on the bathroom floor.

2. Why hasn't Ann written in her journal for quite some time?
(a) She lost her pen.
(b) She been very ill and afraid.
(c) Nothing much has been going on.
(d) She has been too busy.

3. How does Loomis get supplies while Ann is hiding out before he shot her?
(a) She had been bringing them and put them on the porch for him.
(b) He hasn't.
(c) He has been going to the store himself.
(d) He has met her halfway to the store.

4. What does Loomis do at Ann's cave?
(a) He does not find the cave.
(b) Burns all her stuff.
(c) Sits and waits for her.
(d) Leaves a note.

5. What does Loomis say about the fertilizer?
(a) It will run out.
(b) It needs to be supplemented with nitrogen pellets.
(c) It is the wrong kind.
(d) It should be used before it goes bad.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ann happily note during her morning chores?

2. What does Mr. Loomis call the table set for dinner by his bedside?

3. What does Ann worry about concerning the tomatoes?

4. With what does Ann fertilize the garden?

5. What does Ann do since Loomis seems better?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ann think she can return to the fields to work and why does Loomis yell at her?

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

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

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

5. What does Mr. Loomis say he remembers while delirious?

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

7. What routine do Ann and Mr. Loomis follow for the next ten days?

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

9. What happens to Mr. Loomis at the opening to Chapter 10?

10. What does Ann ask Mr. Loomis to use and what is his response?

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