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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. 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 121.
(b) Jeremiah 33.
(c) Psalm 91.
(d) Lamentations 3.

2. What type of vehicle do the Lands drive when they go hunting at Shultz's place?
(a) Plymouth.
(b) Chevy.
(c) Dodge.
(d) Ford.

3. Who writes a letter that turns public opinion against Davy?
(a) Stanley Basca.
(b) Margery Basca.
(c) Karen Basca.
(d) John Fisher.

4. What type of fish did Oscar Larson and Jeremiah usually catch?
(a) Perch.
(b) Catfish.
(c) Walleye.
(d) Trout.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of August Shultz's wife?

2. How long has Reuben been without a breath when his father comes into the delivery room?

3. What do the Lands eat for supper on Swede's birthday?

4. What do the Lands have for lunch on Swede's birthday?

5. What was the name of the farmer's wife who lived on the farm where the tornado took Jeremiah?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Reuben feel when he touches his dad during the revival service held by Rev. Johnny Latt?

2. How do the Lands spend Christmas Eve in 1962?

3. After Reuben testifies, he and Swede decide to break Davy out of jail. Why are their plans to break Davy out of jail thwarted?

4. Why are Swede's sugar cookies sometimes unorthodox?

5. How did Davy escape?

6. What does Reuben buy with the money he earns from tearing down the corncrib?

7. What happens to Swede while Reuben and his father attend church?

8. Who does Swede have rescue Sunny from the noose and why does that bother Reuben?

9. What does Stanley Basca tell that Davy did the night of the shooting?

10. What worries Dr. Nokes about Jeremiah's pneumonia?

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