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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 kind of house does Amos build for himself in Jaffrey?
(a) Mud house.
(b) Wood slatted.
(c) Cabin.
(d) Dugout.

2. Which of the following is NOT a step in Amos's tanning process?
(a) Scraping the hides.
(b) Skinning the animal.
(c) Soaking the hides.
(d) Stirring the hides.

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

4. With whom does Amos visit after he is shortchanged by a rude man?
(a) The mayor.
(b) A deacon.
(c) The cobbler.
(d) The pastor.

5. Who is buried by Amos in the graveyard?
(a) Lily.
(b) Ceylinda.
(c) Violet.
(d) Lydia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do some of Amos's church friends come from on some Sundays?

2. Why is Amos allowed to sit only in a certain place when he goes to church in Jaffrey?

3. Who teaches Ceylinda to make the things she sells to make money?

4. Where does Amos plan to look for his sister in his later years?

5. What does Amos want the church to buy with the money he leaves it?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Amos spend his weekdays doing during his first summer in Jaffrey?

2. What does Amos use his saved money for after building a house on his farm?

3. What important papers does Amos always carry with him?

4. What do Violet and Ceylinda do after Polly's death?

5. What does Amos have done with the money he has saved up when he dies?

6. What does Lois Burdoo say to Amos in church one day that deeply touches him?

7. What does Amos leave to Violet in his will?

8. What does Polly do when she comes to live with Amos and Violet?

9. What does Violet say to Amos to validate her actions with the money?

10. What is Amos most worried about when he moves to Jaffrey, and what gives him comfort in this worry?

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