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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 is the town barber's name?
(a) Andy Wilson.
(b) Jefferey Walters.
(c) Amos Legrand.
(d) Ronald Barber.

2. What does Little Homer wear?
(a) A bib.
(b) Overalls.
(c) A sombrero.
(d) A cowboy hat.

3. Where are Dolly and the Judge when the narrator returns from his outing with Riley in Chapter 4?
(a) High in the tree.
(b) In the jail.
(c) In the tree house.
(d) In the town.

4. Who says, "I'm feeling old, I want my sister"?
(a) The Judge.
(b) Verena.
(c) Collin.
(d) Dolly.

5. Who does Verena lean upon when approaching the tree in Chapter 6?
(a) Collin.
(b) Amos.
(c) Dorothy.
(d) The Sheriff.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the bakery from which Riley brings rolls to the tree house?

2. Where do Riley and Collin head at the beginning of Chapter 4?

3. Who is one of the characters who drags Catherine away?

4. Who stands his ground in refusing to leave Dolly alone with Verena in Chapter 6?

5. Who uses the house boat as a hideout?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Collin do in Chapter 4 that gives him a feeling of pride?

2. What news and provisions does Riley return with in Chapter 4?

3. Who arrives at the tree house in Chapter 4 to explain the latest events? What does this character relate?

4. Where do Collin and Riley go in Chapter 5? Why?

5. What happens when Collin and Riley return to the tree house in Chapter 4?

6. Whom does the narrator encounter while hiding out in Riley's car in Chapter 5? What does this character do?

7. What does the barber relate to Riley in Chapter 5?

8. How is Riley shot during the fight?

9. What does Mrs. County tell Collin inside the bakery?

10. What conversation do Collin and Dolly have once he has returned to the tree house in Chapter 4?

(see the answer keys)

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