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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. What color is Zella's hair?
(a) Brown.
(b) Gray.
(c) Black.
(d) Red.

2. Where is the man from who signed the note in the Rensselaerville LIbrary?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Iran.
(c) Saudi Arabia.
(d) Turkey.

3. What does Sam fix for lunch at the summer lodge?
(a) Jerusalem artichoke.
(b) Primrose, artichoke and pokeweed.
(c) Dandelion greens.
(d) Watercress.

4. Who did Alice go with to the Livingstonville fair?
(a) Hanni.
(b) Becka.
(c) Megan.
(d) Peg.

5. What bird does Sam find dead wearing jesses, swivel, and leash?
(a) Goshawk.
(b) Sharp-shinned hawk.
(c) Kestrel.
(d) Peregrine falcon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the postmistress in Livingstonville say that the hog show is being held?

2. What type of pig is Crystal?

3. What type of bush has been cut and has Alice's signature acorn in the break?

4. When did a Dutch king give the Van Rensselaers thousands of acres of land?

5. At the Helderberg Escarpment how far does a large stream drop?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Sam and Bando have for their first lunch on the trail in Part 9?

2. What does Bando pack for the trip to follow Alice?

3. Why does Sam want to go to the farm and ask about Alice?

4. How might the pig be able to take care of Alice?

5. How did Alice get a pig?

6. What does the Monroe Farm look like when Sam first sees it?

7. How does Sam know they leave the Catskill Mountains and enter the Helderbergs?

8. Why does Sam want to see goshawks?

9. Why doesn't Bando want to go to the farm and ask about Alice?

10. What does Mrs. Strawberry remember about the last time she saw Alice when Sam visits her in Part 7?

(see the answer keys)

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