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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 9, where is Avery going to a ribbon-cutting ceremony with her parents?
(a) Charleston.
(b) Columbia.
(c) Greenville.
(d) Spartanburg.

2. In Chapter 1 when Avery and Wells go to a nursing home for a woman's birthday celebration, how old is the woman?
(a) 100.
(b) 98.
(c) 102.
(d) 99.

3. In Chapter 11, how long has Avery spent in doctors' offices holding her mother's hand?
(a) 8 days.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 6 days.
(d) 9 days.

4. How old is Avery in Chapter 1?
(a) 28.
(b) 35.
(c) 32.
(d) 30.

5. Where has Grandma Judy gone to church all her life?
(a) Baptist.
(b) Lutheran.
(c) Methodist.
(d) Episcopal.

6. In Chapter 1, when is the Stafford family having their Christmas photograph taken?
(a) September.
(b) July.
(c) June.
(d) August.

7. In Chapter 2, when May remembers sitting on a shantyboat as a young girl, what child was her mother in labor with?
(a) 4.
(b) 7.
(c) 6 and 7.
(d) 4 and 5.

8. Toward the end of Chapter 7, what does Grandma Judy call Avery?
(a) Lark.
(b) Fern.
(c) Rill.
(d) Camellia.

9. What is the name of the cottage that Grandma Judy owns?
(a) Rivers.
(b) Stafford.
(c) Myers.
(d) Edisto.

10. What color was the house that Rill and the other children were taken to in Chapter 8?
(a) White.
(b) Cream.
(c) Red brick.
(d) Golden brick.

11. In Chapter 11, how long has Avery been trying to get to Edisto Island?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 8 days.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 3 weeks.

12. In the Prelude, from where was the story told?
(a) Baltimore, Maryland.
(b) Reston, Virginia.
(c) Washington, D.C.
(d) Arlington, Virginia.

13. In Chapter 8, what color were Miss Tann's eyes?
(a) Green.
(b) Gray.
(c) Hazel.
(d) Blue.

14. In Chapter 12, what color dress does the woman wear who helps Rill find a book?
(a) Blue.
(b) Pink.
(c) Red.
(d) Green.

15. What color does May remember that her mother's eyes were?
(a) Green.
(b) Brown.
(c) Blue.
(d) Gray.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time does Avery call Trent after discovering her grandmother's typewriter in Chapter 13?

2. In Chapter 8, what grade did Rill remember that Lark would be in in the fall?

3. In Chapter 6, how old does Rill think the boy with Zede was?

4. In Chapter 6, what injuries does Silas have?

5. What last name are Rill and the other children given in Chapter 8?

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