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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the men on the road do as the squire rides down the road alone?
(a) Ask for a ride.
(b) Seize the reins of his horse.
(c) Shoot his horse.
(d) Shoot him.

2. Why does the unnamed man refuse to get the item in #10?
(a) She cannot afford to get drunk.
(b) A midwife would tell other people about the baby.
(c) She will vomit if she eats now.
(d) There are no more blankets in the house.

3. Who is most surprised by who the vendor has brought?
(a) A doctor.
(b) His wife.
(c) His son.
(d) The minister.

4. Where is the person or item found in the woods?
(a) Under some brush.
(b) A cave.
(c) Near a stream.
(d) A bed of moss.

5. What food does Culla prepare for his sister?
(a) An egg and water.
(b) Oatmeal.
(c) Soup.
(d) Grits.

6. What item of clothing does the man in the woods notice about Culla?
(a) His boots.
(b) His hat.
(c) His jacket.
(d) His belt.

7. Who had made the path the vendor took in the woods?
(a) Some kids playing.
(b) Animals.
(c) The man who left the baby.
(d) A party of hunters.

8. Why does Culla go to town?
(a) To go to church.
(b) To get food.
(c) To work at the lumberyard.
(d) To mail a letter.

9. How does the family travel to town?
(a) A car.
(b) A flatbed truck.
(c) A mule-driven cart.
(d) A horse-drawn cart.

10. What is the condition of Culla's sister when he returns home?
(a) She is sleeping.
(b) She is reading a book.
(c) She is fixing dinner.
(d) She is weak and in pain.

11. Culla tells his sister that her baby is ________________.
(a) at an orphanage.
(b) in the hospital.
(c) at a convent.
(d) buried in the ground.

12. What reason does Culla's sister give for looking for the person/item in #68?
(a) She misses him.
(b) She needs money.
(c) She is depressed.
(d) He has something that belongs to her.

13. What is the reaction of the woman at the store when the baby is brought there?
(a) Surprised.
(b) Horrified.
(c) Pleased.
(d) Anxious.

14. What kind of work does a woman hire Rinthy to do?
(a) Sewing.
(b) Canning.
(c) Gardening.
(d) Cleaning.

15. Who or what does the person in #19 find in the woods?
(a) A baby.
(b) A convict.
(c) A fawn.
(d) A soldier.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the men who killed Old Man Salter?

2. Culla learns that someone has dug up _____________ and caused a commotion in town.

3. Who is walking through the woods as this section opens?

4. What is Culla's sister's name?

5. What does Culla do while his sister sleeps?

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