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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the first worker Lee introduces Cowney to?
(a) Henry.
(b) Rob.
(c) Sol.
(d) James.

2. Who does Cowney ride to his new job with in Chapter Three?
(a) Essie Stamper.
(b) Hettie Ryan.
(c) Laurel Henrey.
(d) Maisie Freeland.

3. What characters remind Cowney of Lee and Sol years later?
(a) Richard and Henry.
(b) Hamlet and the King.
(c) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
(d) Scrooge and Marley.

4. Where does Cowney read the U.S. government is holding some Japanese Americans?
(a) In camps on Indian reservations in the American west.
(b) In Mexico.
(c) In Canada.
(d) In North Carolina.

5. Why does Cowney feel disconnected from world events at the inn?
(a) The only newspaper delivered there is propaganda.
(b) People do not talk about the news much there.
(c) The soldiers forbid televisions there.
(d) There are no radios or newspapers there.

6. What kind of winter does Bud say is setting in in Chapter Three?
(a) Late winter.
(b) Blackberry winter.
(c) War winter.
(d) False winter.

7. Who does Cowney tell about finding the bone in Chapter Nine?
(a) Lee.
(b) Bud.
(c) Essie.
(d) Sol.

8. What does Lishie tell Cowney about his father's attitude when he shipped off to war?
(a) He was sad.
(b) He was terrified.
(c) He was angry.
(d) He was very happy.

9. How does Essie know the rank of one of the first soldiers to greet them at the inn?
(a) Her father is in the army.
(b) Her uncle is in the army.
(c) Her old boyfriend is in the army.
(d) Her older brother is in the army.

10. What does Cowney smuggle back from the inn for Lishie in Chapter Ten?
(a) Cake.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Honey.
(d) Flour.

11. What does Essie say to Cowney in Chapter Twelve that she realizes almost immediately was insensitive?
(a) She says something derogatory about alcoholics, forgetting Bud is an alcoholic.
(b) She references his deceased mother carelessly.
(c) She references his father's death carelessly.
(d) She alludes to Cowney's physical challenge carelessly.

12. Who is supposed to pick Bud up from where Cowney drops him off in Chapter Eleven?
(a) Lishie.
(b) Tsa Tsi.
(c) Lee.
(d) Joe.

13. What does Sol make a point of doing to Cowney at lunch?
(a) Making him take his plate to the kitchen.
(b) Punching him in the face.
(c) Spilling coffee on him.
(d) Kicking him hard.

14. What does Cowney think Essie smells like in Chapter Four?
(a) Roses.
(b) Lavender and Honeysuckle.
(c) Thyme.
(d) Lemon.

15. Who does Lishie say got to Cowney's father's body first?
(a) Lee.
(b) Bud.
(c) Jon Craig.
(d) Tsa Tsi.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Lishie tell Cowney was involved in his father's death?

2. When did Lishie string a sheet between a room in her house to give Cowney some privacy?

3. What does Essie's father do for a living?

4. In what year does Cowney work at the inn?

5. What does Cowney eat for dinner on his first night at the inn?

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