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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Vera decide that she needs to teach Daniel to dance?
(a) October 11.
(b) October 19.
(c) October 25.
(d) October 23.

2. How is Daniel treated in school in Chapter 12?
(a) Bullied.
(b) Befriended.
(c) Beaten up.
(d) Ignored.

3. In Chapter 17, how many people does Vera hire for the cafe when the workers who are paving the streets and sidewalks start patronizing her cafe?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

4. What is the first dance Vera tries to teach Daniel?
(a) Foxtrot.
(b) Waltz.
(c) Butterfly.
(d) Polka.

5. In Chapter 17, how long does Vera wait to share the decision she makes?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 5 days.

6. How long after borrowing money from Stutz, does Vera sign a lease on The Bluebird Cafe?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 1 day.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 2 days.

7. Who come to Connaught to pave the streets and sidewalks?
(a) Irish.
(b) Germans.
(c) Portuguese.
(d) Mexicans.

8. What is the weather in Chapter 11?
(a) Dry.
(b) Rainy.
(c) Clear and cool.
(d) Partly cloudy.

9. Where did Earl wait the entire day that Alec was supposed to see his crop?
(a) Barn.
(b) Front porch.
(c) Field.
(d) Farm gate.

10. What does Alec decide to take to Stutz in Chapter 11?
(a) Watermelon.
(b) Corn.
(c) Pumpkin.
(d) Bottle.

11. What time does Alec remember that Stutz recommended they go check Earl's crop when Earl was learning to be a farmer?
(a) 5:30.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 4:30.

12. What type of dinsfectant does Vera use when she cleans the cafe?
(a) Mr. Clean.
(b) Lysol.
(c) Bleach.
(d) Zep.

13. In Chapter 17, what is the name of Alec's employee that Vera says does not wash her hands after using the bathroom?
(a) Peggy.
(b) Meg.
(c) Marge.
(d) Rita.

14. When Earl went to the hospital, where did Alec say he was?
(a) To go to college.
(b) Visiting his sister and looking for work.
(c) To help a cousin on his farm.
(d) Looking for work.

15. How many years of smoke and grease cake the walls of the cafe when Vera tackles cleaning it?
(a) 20.
(b) 25.
(c) 30.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long were Vera and Stanley married before he died?

2. What time did Vera leave Stanley's the first time she met him?

3. In Chapter 12, where does Alec start his morning?

4. In Chapter 11, when does Alec remember that he told Dover he would be out to see Earl?

5. What business chooses Connaught for the company headquarters?

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