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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What game does Mr. DeCuellar teach Swede and Reuben to help them pass the time while they wait to be admitted to the courtroom?
(a) War at Sea.
(b) Tic-Tac-Toe.
(c) Dots and Boxes.
(d) Hangman.

2. How much does it cost to send a postcard in 1963?
(a) 2 cents.
(b) 3 cents.
(c) 5 cents.
(d) 4 cents.

3. What time was Stube released from Davy's cell?
(a) 3.
(b) 12.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

4. What would Helen Land read to Davy when he was one year old?
(a) Robert Louis Stevenson.
(b) Charles Dickens.
(c) Washington Irving.
(d) Mark Twain.

5. Why does Davy get up early each morning?
(a) To fix breakfast.
(b) He has to be at his job early.
(c) To run his muskrat traps.
(d) To study.

6. What western author might Jeremiah have enjoyed reading when he was in his late twenties?
(a) Matt Braun.
(b) Richard Matheson.
(c) Owen Wister.
(d) Stephen Bly.

7. What is the name of Davy's fellow inmate in the jail?
(a) Giant Rowlings.
(b) Mighty Stinson.
(c) Tiny Pruitt.
(d) Midget Baker.

8. How much does Reuben get paid for tearing down the corncrib?
(a) $30.
(b) $20.
(c) $15.
(d) $25.

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

10. What time do the Lands have to arrive at the courthouse for Davy's trial?
(a) 9 a.m.
(b) 7:30 a.m.
(c) 8:30 a.m.
(d) 8 a.m.

11. About twelve days after Davy's escape, Reuben comes to tell his father that his lungs are tight. What is Jeremiah reading that night?
(a) Psalm 91.
(b) Jeremiah 33.
(c) Psalm 121.
(d) Lamentations 3.

12. In what month was Reuben born?
(a) March.
(b) April.
(c) September.
(d) October.

13. What color sweater does Reuben wear when he testifies at Davy's trial?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) Brown.

14. What was the name of the skeleton Jeremiah studied in medical school?
(a) Elton.
(b) Milton.
(c) Boswick.
(d) Yorick.

15. Who is the judge who presides over Davy's trial?
(a) Judge Watson.
(b) Judge Raster.
(c) Judge Anderson.
(d) Judge Browning.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many shots does Davy fire when Israel and Tommy break in the house after midnight?

2. Who comes to spend Christmas eve with the Lands?

3. What is one of Swede's favorite authors?

4. What month did a tornado strike the town where Jeremiah, Helen, and Davy lived while Jeremiah attended medical school?

5. What was the name of August Shultz's horse when he and Jeremiah were growing up together?

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