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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 request does Miss Carrington have for Aunt Annie?
(a) To read poetry at the parent-teacher meeting.
(b) To bring cookies to the bake sale.
(c) To volunteer at the First-Aid stand at the festival.
(d) To let Matt remain in school.

2. Sally is the daughter of ___________________.
(a) Luke's boss.
(b) Sheriff McClintock.
(c) Rev. McAllister.
(d) Calvin Pye.

3. In Crow Lake the Pye men are known for being _________________.
(a) frugal.
(b) pious.
(c) generous.
(d) abusive.

4. What does Laurie do when Matt calls out to him?
(a) Comes into the house.
(b) Yells back at him.
(c) Runs away.
(d) Speeds away in his car.

5. What does Katie recall seeing on the body of the person in #82 on the day of the fight?
(a) Odd-shaped marks.
(b) Welts.
(c) Massive bruises.
(d) Burn marks.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the present, Katie wonders if things might have turned out differently if someone had done something about ____________________.

2. Where did Katie grow up?

3. What is Luke's perception of the neighbors' generosity?

4. Matt tells Katie that the neighbors bring items to the Morrison children because Luke ________________.

5. What is Luke's plan for Matt?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Katie recall about seeing Laurie Pye outside their home one night?

2. How is Aunt Annie's presence accepted in the Morrison household?

3. What ugly secret about the Pye family do the people of Crow Lake choose to ignore?

4. Who is Marie Pye and why is Katie annoyed with her?

5. Which relative comes to stay with the Morrison children after the deaths of their parents?

6. In present day, what does Katie wonder about regarding Calvin Pye?

7. How do the Morrison children learn that their parents have been killed?

8. How does the author show the nobility of Luke's character?

9. What has prompted Katie to think about her childhood again after so many years?

10. What does Katie recall about a fight between Laurie Pye and a school bully one day?

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