2. Who arrives in town along with Devlin and Burton when they return?
(a) The medical examiner.
(b) The governor.
(c) The sheriff.
(d) A presidential candidate.

3. Why do the townspeople want the same land Devlin want?
(a) They want to drive Devlin out of business.
(b) They want to build a place for workers to live and grow food.
(c) They want leverage to get Devlin to treat workers better.
(d) They want to start their own competing mine.

4. Who does the government man turn out to be?
(a) Mrs. Larkin's nephew.
(b) Hattie Mae's cousin.
(c) Ned's commanding officer.
(d) Jinx's uncle.

5. What does Abilene find in Miss Sadie's death?
(a) Photographs from Shady's past.
(b) Letters from Gideon.
(c) Mementos from Ned's childhood.
(d) Documents from Miss Sadie's mariage.

6. What is the main message of the telegram Mr. DeVore writes out?
(a) Need money.
(b) Missing you.
(c) Arriving soon.
(d) Delayed in the city.

7. What does Abilene do to try to get Miss Sadie to continue telling her stories?
(a) Abilene predicts ridiculous things that might happen.
(b) Abilene pretends not to care about the story.
(c) Abilene pretends to remember the story wrong.
(d) Abilene begs Miss Sadie to continue telling the story.

8. Where do Abilene, Lettie, and Ruthanne play on July 3, 1936?
(a) The river.
(b) The town park.
(c) The town fountain.
(d) The school playground.

9. What disease is spreading through the country in 1918?
(a) Bronchitis.
(b) Yellow fever.
(c) Cholera.
(d) Spanish influenza.

10. Who brings the news that Ned has died?
(a) A telegraph operator.
(b) A soldier.
(c) The sheriff.
(d) Ned's mother.

11. How does Hattie Mae act when Abilene wants to talk to her about Gideon?
(a) Confused.
(b) Reluctant to talk.
(c) Happy and eager.
(d) Angry and dismissive.

12. What does Abilene say in her telegram to her father?
(a) That she is running away.
(b) That she is joining the military.
(c) That she is ill and dying.
(d) That she is planning to kill herself.

13. What three elements does Jinx plan to mix together for his secret mixture?
(a) Liquor, orange juice, and mint juice.
(b) Liquor, spring water, and vitimin elixir.
(c) Liquor, gasoline, and peroxide.
(d) Liquor, melted snow, and maple syrup.

14. How does Miss Sadie react, when Abilene tries to find a pot in a locked area?
(a) Mockingly.
(b) Angrily.
(c) Sadly.
(d) Helpfully.

15. What does Ned ask Jinx to do in his letter?
(a) Take a girl and go to the lake.
(b) Take his lure and go fishing.
(c) Send him a dried flower.
(d) Send him a cloth handkerchief.