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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Hattie write about her life in the letters she writes?
(a) Dourly.
(b) Humorously.
(c) With little emotion.
(d) With angst.

2. Where does Hattie wait for a ride to her new home in Montana?
(a) Point Lobos.
(b) At the side of the railroad tracks with nothing around.
(c) Wolf Point.
(d) Vida.

3. Why do Chase and Mattie run past Hattie's house without stopping one day?
(a) They are in a hurry because Perilee is giving birth.
(b) They have good news for their parents.
(c) They have to get ten rods of fencing in that day.
(d) They are being chased by other boys.

4. Why does Hattie go over to talk to Perilee?
(a) Tell her about the bear.
(b) Ask her to let her oldest come stay with Hattie.
(c) Ask her advice.
(d) Tell her she shot an elk and is willing to share.

5. What is Hattie's uncle Holt's actual relationship to Hattie?
(a) A first cousin.
(b) A close friend of Hattie's grandmother.
(c) A distant cousin.
(d) A close friend of Hattie's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the date at the opening of the novel?

2. What is Rooster Jim's real name?

3. What does Hattie give Perilee in thanks?

4. What is Aunt Ivy's perspective on Hattie's staying with them?

5. When does Hattie's uncle Holt take her into his home?

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