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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. What do Catherine and Cassie do with the items Lucy has brought?
(a) Learn to cook different dishes.
(b) Read important literatures.
(c) Sew accessories onto their old clothes.
(d) Learn to make poultices and medicines.

2. What job are the men doing as Chapter 9 begins?
(a) Building a fence.
(b) Raising a barn.
(c) Planting corn.
(d) Collecting tree sap.

3. In what room was Catherine born?
(a) Bedroom.
(b) Stable.
(c) Borning room.
(d) Kitchen.

4. What rules does the teacher change for boys and girls?
(a) History.
(b) Arithmetic.
(c) Grammar.
(d) Etiquette.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The Hall family discusses Mrs. Hall's opinion on _______________________.

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

3. What does Mr. Hall think is the source of Catherine's distraction?

4. What new items do the Hall girls need when spring comes?

5. What issue does Mr. Garrison's newspaper address?

Short Essay Questions

1. What memories and feelings are stirred up as Matty turns 8?

2. How does Mr. Hall lose his temper when the question of his marrying Aunt Lucy arises?

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

4. Who becomes ill in the Hall household and who cares for this person?

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

6. How does the author use the metaphor of a growing infant to indicate the change in seasons?

7. Who arrives for a visit at the Shipman house and how do Catherine and Cassie enjoy this person's visit?

8. How is Mr. Hall's crafting of a chair an element of foreshadowing for the story?

9. Why does Asa take the punishment for something he didn't do?

10. Why does Catherine feel so much stress about helping the phantom?

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