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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. Who is Cassie's brother?
(a) Eric.
(b) Asa.
(c) Aaron.
(d) Adam.

2. What does Catherine work on while at home?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Canning fruit.
(c) Needlework.
(d) Spelling and penmanship.

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

4. What accident does Mrs. Nelson have with the cow?
(a) It knocks her into the water trough.
(b) It stomps on her foot.
(c) It kicks her in the shins.
(d) It jerks and sends a horn through her cheek.

5. What are the children doing as Chapter 6 begins?
(a) Going on a hayride.
(b) Sledding.
(c) Tapping trees for syrup.
(d) Walking home from school.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state does Catherine live?

2. What is Mr. Hall's position on runaway slaves?

3. Who is Mrs. Shipman's sister?

4. What has been taken from the Shipmans' storeroom?

5. In what format is the story written?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mr. Holt's style of teaching put him in trouble with the townspeople?

2. What job are men involved in as Chapter 9 begins?

3. What spooky story does Mr. Hall tell that foreshadows events in the woods?

4. How does the Hall family spend its first Thanksgiving since the death of Mrs. Hall?

5. Describe the story of the runaway Williams boy becoming a Russian Count.

6. What is Asa's complaint regarding math studies at school?

7. What does the quilt left for the phantom symbolize?

8. What two instances of flashback are used in Chapter 8?

9. How does the author use a flashback to give a glimpse into the Halls' life before Mrs. Hall died?

10. What is the first journal entry in the book and by whom is it written?

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