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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 amuses Rooster Jim as he rides by as Hattie is plowing?
(a) The way she has harnessed Violet.
(b) Her plowing outfit.
(c) Her plowing methods.
(d) The hat she has put on plug.

2. Where does Hattie go after cleaning herself up and taking special care with her grooming?
(a) Church.
(b) To visit a dead neighbor's wife.
(c) To Vida to apply for a loan.
(d) A dance.

3. What does Mrs. Martin say is not needed in the choir?
(a) Sopranos.
(b) Robes.
(c) A director.
(d) Altos.

4. Whose cow is it that arrives?
(a) Leafie.
(b) Perilee and Karl.
(c) Rooster Jim.
(d) No one.

5. How many rods have been planted in Hattie's absence?
(a) 10.
(b) 40.
(c) 0.
(d) 120.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Hattie ask Traft to dance?

2. When does Perilee say they will arrive at Hattie's new home?

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

4. How far is Hattie's homestead from Vida?

5. How does Hattie's uncle Holt surprise Hattie?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who arrives to pick Mattie up in Wolf Point, and why do they spend the night there?

2. What surprises Hattie while she is in her cabin in the middle of a violent storm?

3. Where does Hattie go to live at age 13, and what is Ivy's reaction to Hattie?

4. What happens when Hattie is sixteen that jeopardizes her finishing school?

5. What happens the next day after the dance to the Mueller's barn?

6. What does Hattie write to Uncle Holt and Charlie and who mails them for her?

7. Who helps Hattie in the field the next day and how does he respond to her thanks?

8. What is the first homesteading lesson Hattie learns the next morning as she goes to draw water for her coffee?

9. Describe the interaction between Traft and Hattie on April 2.

10. Where does Hattie go on Sunday where she has not yet been, and how is she initially greeted?

(see the answer keys)

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