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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 - 6, Peeking at Eternity, When Sorrows Like Sea Billows Roll.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of bread does Mrs. Nokes often send the Lands when Davy is in jail?
(a) Cinnamon bread.
(b) Onion bread.
(c) Rye bread.
(d) Raisin bread.

2. What does Reuben see in a dream that wakes him after the goose hunt?
(a) Buzzards.
(b) A dead wolf.
(c) A dead horse.
(d) A snake.

3. How old was Jeremiah when he was caught by a tornado.
(a) 33 years old.
(b) 28 years old.
(c) 25 years old.
(d) 31 years old.

4. In what type of jacket did Jeremiah wrap Reuben in the delivery room?
(a) A brown wool jacket.
(b) A blue denim jacket.
(c) An old bomber jacket.
(d) A black canvas jacket.

5. Where was Lurvy when he became sick and needed an operation?
(a) Pennsylvania.
(b) Illinois.
(c) Iowa.
(d) Wisconsin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Davy's fellow inmate in the jail?

2. Who owns the hundred-acre wood lot at the edge of Roofing?

3. What western author might Jeremiah have enjoyed reading when he was in his late twenties?

4. How far is August Shultz's place from Reuben's home?

5. In Chapter 6, what time does the rain turn to snow?

(see the answer key)

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