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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Elmer Junior chase Deputy Patton?
(a) For beating his father.
(b) For arresting his father.
(c) For pushing his pregnant mother.
(d) For shooting Elmer's dog who attacks the Deputy.

2. Why does Hattie send Karl and Chase to her house?
(a) To keep them away from the flu germs.
(b) To get more flaxseed.
(c) To get more sagebrush.
(d) To feed her animals.

3. Who does Leafie and Hattie call upon one day?
(a) Reverend Tweed.
(b) The Mueller family.
(c) The Ren family.
(d) Traft Martin.

4. Why does Hattie spend a great deal of time with Perilee these days?
(a) Hattie is afraid of Traft Martin.
(b) Perilee's baby is expected.
(c) Perilee has chicken pox.
(d) Hattie is afraid of the Defense League members.

5. How does Chase help in the threshing?
(a) Carrying water out to the fields.
(b) He does not help.
(c) Bundling the shocks.
(d) Counting the shocks by making marks on a piece of wood.

6. What does Hattie realize about Traft that softens her attitude towards him momentarily?
(a) That he is probably going to die young.
(b) That he is not very bright.
(c) That his mother rules over him.
(d) That he does care about Hattie.

7. What is the situation like when Hattie goes over to the Mueller house?
(a) Perilee is working on the quilt feverishly.
(b) Perilee is very close to delivering.
(c) Mattie is being difficult.
(d) Chase is very ill.

8. What does Hattie realize when she has been back home for a couple days?
(a) She is not going to be able to work for several days.
(b) She is ill.
(c) She is upset about Rooster Jim marrying.
(d) She misses being with the Muellers.

9. What makes preparing a meal difficult for Hattie?
(a) The heat.
(b) The lack of cooking oil.
(c) Her best frying pan has warped badly in the heat.
(d) The lack of firewood.

10. What does Hattie insist is hers to do when she is talking with Trask?
(a) Decide when to harvest.
(b) Decide what to plant.
(c) Making mistakes.
(d) Decide how to run the fencing.

11. For what does Hattie pray?
(a) Divine intervention.
(b) The Mueller family's well being.
(c) Guidance.
(d) Nothing.

12. What happens when Elmer steps in a prairie dog hole?
(a) He breaks his arm.
(b) He is bitten by a prairie dog.
(c) He cries in frustration
(d) He breaks his ankle.

13. What did Hattie used to think men should do?
(a) Refuse to fight.
(b) Try as much as possible to avoid the draft.
(c) Do his duty and register for the draft.
(d) Refuse to register.

14. What are Hattie and Perilee working on together?
(a) The baby's quilt.
(b) A present for Karl.
(c) A needlepoint tapestry.
(d) New clothes for the children.

15. What causes Hattie to become angry again at Traft?
(a) He asks to buy her land again.
(b) He makes mean remarks about the Muellers.
(c) He makes mean remarks about "Huns."
(d) He says Ebgard deserved what he got.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Hattie and Jim discover while playing chess?

2. What does Perilee instead Karl do?

3. What does Hattie manage to do despite her fears?

4. What does Traft ask Hattie concerning Charlie?

5. Who is Traft and others harassing?

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