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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Abilene visits Miss Sadie on June 13, 1936, what does she ask Miss Sadie about?
(a) A song.
(b) A curse.
(c) A picture.
(d) A book.

2. Does Abilene tell Shady about the story Miss Sadie told?
(a) Yes, and Shady remembers Jinx and Ned.
(b) No, Abilene doesn't mention the story.
(c) Yes, but it doesn't sound familiar to Shady.
(d) No, Abilene mentions the story but doesn't tell the details.

3. When Ruthanne's uncle comes back the next morning to investigate the sound, what does he find in one of his traps?
(a) A note.
(b) A long, broken chain.
(c) A boot with a foot inside.
(d) A snake.

4. Why does Mrs. Larkin object to Ned?
(a) She doesn't like the way Ned dresses.
(b) She doesn't like the way Ned looks at her daughter.
(c) She doesn't know Ned's family history.
(d) She doesn't like the way Ned talks to her.

5. What does Abilene ask about as she works?
(a) Miss Sadie's life.
(b) Ned and Jinx.
(c) Shady.
(d) The Rattler.

6. What do Ruthanne and Lettie want to hunt?
(a) Frogs.
(b) Lightning bugs.
(c) Butterflies.
(d) Lizards.

7. Who does Jinx blame for Ned going to war?
(a) Himself.
(b) Mr. Underhill.
(c) Shady.
(d) Ned.

8. What kind of sandwiches do the girls eat while they are out searching?
(a) Tuna fish.
(b) Pastrami.
(c) Peanut butter.
(d) Liverwurst.

9. Where is Miss Sadie, when Abilene goes into her property?
(a) In the bedroom.
(b) Under the porch.
(c) In the kitchen.
(d) Outside.

10. What kind of map does Abilene find?
(a) A hand-drawn map.
(b) An unlabeled treasure map.
(c) A road map.
(d) An antique map.

11. What is Jinx doing when the boy returns?
(a) Bathing in the river.
(b) Building a lean-to by the river.
(c) Sleeping by the river.
(d) Fishing in the river.

12. What does Abilene feel, while she walks to Miss Sadie?
(a) Abilene feels as if she's being followed.
(b) Abillene feels as if she is floating on air.
(c) Abilene feels as if she's walking through the past.
(d) Abilene feels as if there is something unnatural in the woods.

13. What kind of snack do the girls eat with their sandwiches while they are out searching?
(a) Gingersnaps.
(b) Lady fingers.
(c) Oatmeal crisps.
(d) Jelly beans.

14. What reason does Ned give that immigrants come to the town?
(a) For land.
(b) To earn citizenship.
(c) For education.
(d) For work.

15. Does the boy accept Jinx's trade?
(a) Yes, the boy trades for what Jinx offers.
(b) Yes, but the boy gets Jins to add something to the trade.
(c) No, at first the boy accepts, but then he changes his mind.
(d) No, the boy rejects Jiinx's trade immediately.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the woman whose quilt square is rejected do in response?

2. Why does Shady leave the house, allowing Abilene to sneak over to Miss Sadie's?

3. What ride does Ned want to go on with Pearl Ann?

4. Where does Abilene go with Lettie and Ruthanne, when they come over?

5. How big is the catfish Jinx brings home to Shady?

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