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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mattie given at the market?
(a) Two hens and some eggs.
(b) A pumpkin.
(c) Some bread.
(d) Corn.

2. What has Mattie decided to do with her future?
(a) Marry Nathaniel.
(b) Reopen the coffeehouse.
(c) Become a maid.
(d) Go to school.

3. Who is in charge when Eliza is away?
(a) Mother Smith.
(b) Eliza.
(c) No one.
(d) Joseph.

4. What does Elza tell Mattie about Mrs. Cook?
(a) That the last time Eliza saw Mrs. Cook she was going to meet Mattie and Grandfather at the farm.
(b) That the last time Eliza saw Mrs. Cook she was planning on staying at the coffee house until Mattie comes home.
(c) That the last time Eliza saw Mrs. Cook she was still ill.
(d) That the last time Eliza saw Mrs. Cook she was going to the market.

5. How does Mattie help the man pushing the cart?
(a) She takes one of the handles.
(b) She gets a man from the street to help.
(c) She fixes the cart.
(d) She does not help.

6. Where does Mattie fall asleep?
(a) On the floor.
(b) In the garden.
(c) On the mattress with the children.
(d) In the kitchen.

7. What does Mattie demand from the gravediggers?
(a) That they bury him immediately.
(b) That they not bury Grandfather without a prayer.
(c) That they put the portrait with Grandfather.
(d) That they dig a separate grave for Grandfather.

8. What is a cooper?
(a) A barrel maker.
(b) A basket weaver.
(c) A babysitter.
(d) A bread maker.

9. Who wakes Mattie up on her first morning back home?
(a) Silas.
(b) People on the street.
(c) Mice.
(d) Grandfather.

10. What does Mattie decide is the only way to find Eliza?
(a) She goes door to door.
(b) She yells, "Eliza!" as loud as possible into the street.
(c) She posts posters.
(d) She places an ad in the paper.

11. Who has come into the coffeehouse?
(a) Doctors.
(b) Robbers.
(c) People wanting coffee.
(d) Neighbors.

12. What does Mattie want to deliver to the State House?
(a) Free cakes.
(b) Coupons.
(c) Take-out menus.
(d) Free coffee.

13. What was Mattie dreaming about at the beginning of Chapter 19?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Roast beef, vegetables, and bread.
(c) Bush Hill.
(d) Nathaniel Benson.

14. Why is Grandfather unable to hang his sword above the fireplace?
(a) Because he is afraid that it will get stolen.
(b) Because it has been stolen.
(c) Because his arms are shaking.
(d) Because it wants to keep on him in case he needs it.

15. Who does Mattie think she sees when she is walking to get help for Nell?
(a) Eliza.
(b) Nathaniel Benson.
(c) Her Grandfather.
(d) Her mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mattie keep the children out of the kitchen when she and Eliza are cooking?

2. When Eliza tells Mattie that she can go home what is Mattie's response?

3. When does Eliza return home?

4. How does Mattie escape the drunken soldier?

5. How many people does Mr.Brown tell Mattie have died?

(see the answer keys)

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