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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. When does Vera try to raise a Christmas tree in Chapter 14?
(a) December 23.
(b) December 19.
(c) December 22.
(d) December 21.

2. What grades pick rocks out of the football field before the season starts?
(a) 6 and 7.
(b) 7 and 8.
(c) 5 and 6.
(d) 8 and 9.

3. What does Vera's one regular customer enjoy having every day in Chapter 17?
(a) Raisin pie.
(b) Rhubarb pie.
(c) Apple pie.
(d) Blueberry pie.

4. What are temperatures the day after Christmas in Chapter 15?
(a) -40.
(b) -18.
(c) -5.
(d) -25.

5. How late does Vera work cleaning the cafe everyday in Chapter 17?
(a) 8 p.m.
(b) 10 p.m.
(c) Midnight.
(d) 6 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much land did Alec buy when he bought the farm where Markham is a tenant?

2. In Chapter 15, how long has the old Bluebird Cafe been empty?

3. How many regulars does Alec have that he can depend to come to the hotel in Chapter 17?

4. In Chapter 16, what was the name of the doctor who treated Earl?

5. in Chapter 15, when does Alec remember that Stutz claimed the job at the garage?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Vera's business pick up at the cafe?

2. How does Alec feel once he realizes that Vera and Daniel are gone for good?

3. What did the doctor have to say about Earl when Alec and Stuz brought him to town after he started the fire?

4. Why is November a difficult time for Vera?

5. How is Daniel treated at school?

6. What conversation do Alec and Daniel have about Earl in Chapter 11?

7. What idea does Stutz give Vera for work?

8. How did Vera get Stanley to go out with her?

9. How do Vera and Daniel move their things in Chapter 14?

10. In Chapter 11, what does Vera do when Alec wears a hat to dinner?

(see the answer keys)

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