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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Amos usually hide his saved money?
(a) The cupboards.
(b) His drawer.
(c) His bed.
(d) The fireplace.

2. For what does Amos use his saved money?
(a) Apprenticing two Burdoo boys.
(b) Updating his tannery.
(c) Buying clothes for Lois.
(d) Buying a farm for himself.

3. What does Amos say he is proud of Violet for when he comes back to his house?
(a) Apologizing.
(b) Expressing herself.
(c) Looking to the future.
(d) Using her freedom.

4. Why is Amos so interested in helping Lois?
(a) He loves her children.
(b) She cannot help herself.
(c) He likes feeling needed.
(d) She reminds him of her sister.

5. What does Violet think of Lois Burdoo?
(a) She is lazy.
(b) She has a lot of bad luck.
(c) She is dirty.
(d) She is ignorant.

6. What does Amos wear every Sunday in Jaffrey?
(a) His work clothes.
(b) His wedding clothes.
(c) His finest clothes.
(d) His casual soft clothes.

7. What does Amos want the church to buy with the money he leaves it?
(a) A bell.
(b) A silver communion service.
(c) A new bench for the blacks.
(d) A donation box.

8. How long is Lois supported by the town?
(a) Many years.
(b) 18 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 2 years.

9. How much money does Amos leave to his church when he dies?
(a) $50.
(b) $150.
(c) $200.
(d) $100.

10. What does Amos take with him when he leaves the house after hearing Violet hid his money?
(a) Bread and water.
(b) The Bible.
(c) Some jerky.
(d) A notebook.

11. What from this book can still be seen in Jaffrey?
(a) The school.
(b) Amos's headstone.
(c) The church.
(d) Amos's tannery.

12. How does Amos feel when Violet say she has hidden the saved money?
(a) Grateful.
(b) Angry.
(c) Surprised.
(d) Confused.

13. Who gives Amos some land to use when he first gets to Jaffrey?
(a) The constable.
(b) The parson.
(c) The cobbler.
(d) The mayor.

14. What work does Violet do from home?
(a) Weaving.
(b) Knitting.
(c) Painting.
(d) Sewing.

15. Where do some of Amos's church friends come from on some Sundays?
(a) Darwin.
(b) Dubloom.
(c) Dewey.
(d) Dublin.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Violet's daughter like to do things in Jaffrey while Amos works during the summer?

2. Where does Violet bury Amos's money?

3. How much does Amos bid on the person at the indigent auction?

4. Who does Amos ask to write on his headstone after his death?

5. Who holds Lois's daughter's hand as she dies?

(see the answer keys)

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