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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ode to the Rattler, Drawing Straws, Miss Sadie's Diving Parlor and Distribution.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Abilene hope to avoid going to Miss Sadie's again?
(a) By pretending to be sick.
(b) By making herself so valuable to Shady that he won't let her go.
(c) By pretending to have too much homework to do.
(d) By getting in so much trouble with Shady that he won't let her go.

2. Where does the sheriff say the murderer his brother-in-law is looking for might be?
(a) Living in the mines.
(b) Hiding in the schoolyard.
(c) Camping in the woods.
(d) Hiding in someone's home.

3. Who sends Abilene and her friends out to search for something?
(a) Shady.
(b) Sister Redempta.
(c) Miss Sadie.
(d) Mr. Underhill.

4. What does the janitor accidentally drop when he hears a noise?
(a) His knife.
(b) His hat.
(c) His broom.
(d) His cigar.

5. What does Miss Sadie send Abilene to get for her?
(a) Her glasses.
(b) A dustpan.
(c) A cup of tea.
(d) Ointment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Abilene ask Miss Sadie about?

2. What does the sheriff do with Jinx's catfish?

3. Who brings cake to Shady's Sunday service?

4. What attainment did Mrs. Evans' daughter achieve in 1918?

5. Who does Jinx blame for Ned going to war?

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