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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the girls have exceptions regarding learning arithmetic?
(a) Because they can't comprehend it.
(b) Because they won't stay in school very long.
(c) Because they are better at other subjects.
(d) Because they are girls.

2. Which of the children complains about school?
(a) Asa.
(b) Cassie.
(c) Matty.
(d) Catherine.

3. Where does Catherine's writing book appear after she loses it?
(a) On the doorstep.
(b) Under a stone.
(c) In the mailbox.
(d) Under a door mat.

4. Who continues to receive punishment for stealing food?
(a) Tom.
(b) Asa.
(c) Sophy.
(d) The phantom.

5. What happens when the weather is cold one day and hot the next?
(a) The old people get pneumonia.
(b) The sap stops flowing.
(c) The kids get bad colds.
(d) The locusts swarm in.

6. How is the weather in Chapter 5?
(a) Very hot and humid.
(b) Moderate.
(c) Rainy.
(d) Very cold.

7. What does Mrs. Shipman send to Mrs. Nelson?
(a) Food.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Bandages.
(d) Milk.

8. How does Mr. Holt get away with reading The Liberator to the students?
(a) He does it after class hours.
(b) He gets permission from their parents.
(c) He gets permission from the minister.
(d) He disguises it as current events lessons.

9. What do the men believe regarding the girls learning math?
(a) They don't need to know all the math that boys need to know.
(b) They can't possibly comprehend the math.
(c) They like math more than the boys do.
(d) They grasp match concepts quicker than the boys do.

10. Who is Catherine's school teacher?
(a) Mr. Hallowell.
(b) Mr. Shipman.
(c) Mr. Holt.
(d) Mr. Holden.

11. What is different about the writing book when Catherine finds it?
(a) All the inside pages are missing.
(b) All the pages have been written on.
(c) Someone has written a note inside the cover.
(d) The front and back covers are ripped off.

12. What has happened to Catherine's mother?
(a) She moved away.
(b) She died.
(c) She was seriously injured.
(d) She went crazy.

13. Which of the following is not a subject taught by Mr. Holt?
(a) Health and hygiene.
(b) Writing.
(c) Cyphering.
(d) Reading.

14. What type of feast do the Halls have at their home?
(a) Harvest.
(b) New Year's.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Barn raising.

15. What does Mr. Holt attempt to teach the children in addition to the fundamental subjects?
(a) Moral education.
(b) Art history.
(c) Sex education.
(d) Culinary arts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Asa continue to take punishment for something he did not do?

2. What technique does the author use to provide information about what happened in the past?

3. To what does Mr. Holt agree?

4. To whom does the Russian Count repay his debt?

5. According to Asa, the skin cools __________________.

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