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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Dr. Thomas Story Kirkbride write about the tragedy that insanity required patients to leave their families?
(a) 1854.
(b) 1869.
(c) 1874.
(d) 1848.

2. Where does Eliza stab the man who tries to rape her?
(a) Chest.
(b) Throat.
(c) Back.
(d) Shoulder.

3. How old is ConaLee's mother?
(a) 32.
(b) 35.
(c) Past her 30th year.
(d) Not quite 30.

4. Where does Eliza have to get her rifle from after the man called Reb leaves?
(a) Tree.
(b) Creek.
(c) Grave.
(d) Blackberry bramble.

5. How tall does Papa tell ConaLee the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum is?
(a) 150 feet.
(b) 300 feet.
(c) 200 feet.
(d) 250 feet.

6. What color is Mrs. Bowman, the matron, wearing when ConaLee first sees her?
(a) Black.
(b) Navy.
(c) Dark green.
(d) Brown.

7. When ConaLee and her mother get to the asylum, how many grains of the root Dearbhla gave ConaLee remain?
(a) 5.
(b) 8.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

8. What bird does ConaLee see after her father plays the harmonica and then leaves her to drive the wagon?
(a) Eagle.
(b) Hawk.
(c) Owl.
(d) Blue jay.

9. In 1864, what does the Sharpshooter call his horse?
(a) Dolly.
(b) Charlie.
(c) Liza.
(d) Blaze.

10. How old was the first baby when Mama became pregnant with the twins?
(a) 9 months.
(b) 7 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 8 months.

11. When Papa would come from town in the evening, what would he bring?
(a) Lamp oil, bread, and cheese.
(b) Books, bread, and cheese.
(c) Meat, bread, and cheese.
(d) Tonic, bread, and cheese.

12. When was ConaLee born?
(a) 1860.
(b) 1862.
(c) 1863.
(d) 1861.

13. What was the scene on a blue flow plate that ConaLee's mother valued?
(a) Atlanta, Georgia.
(b) Chatanooga, Tennessee.
(c) Virginia Beach, Virginia.
(d) Charleston, South Carolina.

14. After his recovery, what month does the Sharpshooter notice someone riding up and down near the hospital in a buckboard?
(a) September.
(b) December.
(c) November.
(d) October.

15. How many horses did Dearbhla, Eliza, and the Sharpshooter have when they fled to the mountain ridges?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days was Mama confined in the wagon when Papa took her and ConaLee to the asylum?

2. How old was the oldest baby when ConaLee walked up the ridge to Dearbhla's with him tied to her with her mother's shawl?

3. What does the man called Reb tell Eliza to throw on the grave of Bart?

4. What did a woman give Dearbhla after Dearbhla gave her a ride?

5. What food does Papa give ConaLee for her supper when he stops the wagon to relieve Mama of her breast milk?

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