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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Earl a a Dominion Day when Vera went after a grown-man who bothered her brother?
(a) Around 6.
(b) 7.
(c) About 5.
(d) 4.

2. How much a month does Vera want to keep house for Alec?
(a) $75 and room and board.
(b) $100 and room and board.
(c) $150 and room and board.
(d) $50 and room and board.

3. What baseball team does Daniel cheer for in Chapter 10?
(a) Yankees.
(b) Giants.
(c) Red Sox.
(d) Dodgers.

4. Where was Billy Atkins working when Alec confronted him about teasing Alec's cousin Rose?
(a) Woods.
(b) Field.
(c) Gravel pit.
(d) Lake.

5. What type of berries does Alec want to hunt in Chapter 9?
(a) Gooseberries.
(b) Elderberries.
(c) Saskatoon.
(d) Blueberries.

6. How does Alec keep busy while he waits for Vera and Daniel to arrive?
(a) Plays solitaire.
(b) Reads the paper.
(c) Weeds the garden.
(d) Fixes coffee.

7. What did an old man do when he was young?
(a) Farrier.
(b) Blacksmith.
(c) Grocer.
(d) Ice-cutter.

8. How old was Alec when he decided he needed to take on Billy Atkins?
(a) 18.
(b) 16.
(c) 17.
(d) 19.

9. What color toilet does Alec have in the bathroom in his house?
(a) White.
(b) Red.
(c) Pink.
(d) Black.

10. How many winters did Alec work cutting ice?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 1.
(d) 6.

11. How old is Vera?
(a) 36.
(b) 35.
(c) 33.
(d) 31.

12. When was Vera discharged from the army?
(a) 1946.
(b) 1947.
(c) 1944.
(d) 1945.

13. How many times a day is a siren heard in Connaught?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

14. How many cattle are missing in Chapter 9?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 6.
(d) 1.

15. In Chapter 3, how long has Alec owned Collier's Auto?
(a) 14 years.
(b) 9 years.
(c) 17 years.
(d) 10 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Martha live?

2. In Chapter 1, how old is Alec?

3. During Alec's first job, how far did a half-breed fall to the river?

4. What time does Alec wake from a dream in Chapter 1?

5. How old does Daniel say his father was when he died of heart trouble?

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