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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Love say she missed out on in life?
(a) Youth.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Love.
(d) Respect.

2. Who tells Grandpa what happened to Will on the train?
(a) Will.
(b) Loomis.
(c) Lightfoot.
(d) Mary.

3. What occupation does Will hope to hold when he gets older?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A store owner.
(c) A banker.
(d) A farmer.

4. Why does Love agree to marry Grandpa so soon after Mattie's death?
(a) Grandpa said he would find someone else.
(b) She saw no reason to put it off.
(c) Grandpa needed the help.
(d) She promised Mattie she would.

5. What does Will like to watch through the bridge trestles?
(a) The water.
(b) The clouds.
(c) The leaves.
(d) The sun.

6. What does Will decide to do the day after he escapes the train on the trestle?
(a) Work a shift in the store.
(b) Help his mother with some baking.
(c) Work in his granny's garden.
(d) Go berry picking with Lightfoot.

7. What did Will see his grandfather do when his grandmother was sick that he had never seen him do before?
(a) Laugh.
(b) Pray.
(c) Cry.
(d) Sing.

8. What was Granny's name?
(a) Mattie Lou.
(b) Marty Sue.
(c) Marcia Lynn.
(d) Mary Ann.

9. What does Will call Love before she marries his grandfather?
(a) Miss Simpson.
(b) Miss Love.
(c) Mrs. Simpson.
(d) Love.

10. What does Will think Granny would have hated about her death?
(a) It was so quick.
(b) It took so long.
(c) It was so plain.
(d) It was so painful.

11. What kind of dangerous animals do the boys see on their camping trip?
(a) Cougars.
(b) Moose.
(c) Bobcats.
(d) Black bears.

12. Who comes to the Blakeslee house to help after Granny's death?
(a) Love.
(b) Mary.
(c) Will.
(d) Loma.

13. Who offers Grandpa a horse?
(a) Mr. McAllister.
(b) His nephew.
(c) His cousin.
(d) His produce man.

14. What is the name of the girl Will has a crush on?
(a) Lincoln.
(b) Liddle.
(c) Listerton.
(d) Lightfoot.

15. Who is the narrator of the book?
(a) Will.
(b) An omniscient narrator.
(c) Grandpa.
(d) Mary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Will say was different and interesting about Granny's death?

2. What did Granny say to Grandpa when she woke up for a time while she was sick?

3. What does Grandpa Blakeslee do with Will when his wife gets sick?

4. What is the name of Will's father?

5. How did Granny Blakeslee die?

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