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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 type of trees grow near where Ian wants to put a barn some day?
(a) Pear.
(b) Walnut.
(c) Beechnut.
(d) Apple.

2. What breed does Aunt Terry believe that Gather might be?
(a) Mastiff.
(b) Great Dane.
(c) Saint Bernard.
(d) Airedale.

3. What was the name of a girl Ian knew in fourth grade who got taken away from her family?
(a) Cassandra.
(b) Brittany.
(c) Sara.
(d) Emily.

4. What was the name of Gramps's best friend, who was a state game warden?
(a) Ansel.
(b) Boris.
(c) Ivan.
(d) Dmitri.

5. How many slices of bread does Ian have to eat in Chapter 3?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what does Ian try to shove in a closet when he sees a car bringing his mom home?

2. How tall is Ian?

3. Where was Brandi working when she hurt her back?

4. What color mug does Ian remember drinking from at Mrs. Ellsley's when he was seven or eight and his grandfather shoveled her walk?

5. What type of vehicle does Tyler Sparks drive?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Ian get his legal name?

2. Why does Ian call the dog Gather?

3. In fourth grade, what did Brittany lose, and why did Ian's mother find it for her?

4. Why did Ian's father quit sending money to support Brandi and Ian?

5. In Chapter 9, how can Drew afford to buy new clothes?

6. How does Erin Abbot dress differently thanher mother?

7. Why does Ian have to run to school in the rain?

8. What does Ian eat in Chapter 3, and how does he get the food?

9. What is deer baiting, and why did Gramps think it was wrong?

10. What does Brandi tell Ian about being sick and getting better in Chapter 7?

(see the answer keys)

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