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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 day does Reuben begin to tear down the corncrib?
(a) December 20.
(b) December 16.
(c) December 3.
(d) December 1.

2. What does Jeremiah use to remove tar from his front door?
(a) WD-40.
(b) Water and mild detergent.
(c) Rubbing alcohol.
(d) Kerosene.

3. Who owns the hundred-acre wood lot at the edge of Roofing?
(a) A spinster woman named Wagner.
(b) A man named Draper.
(c) A widow woman named Roberts.
(d) A man named Wiley.

4. How old is Raymond, the boy who watches Reuben tear down the corncrib?
(a) 5 years old.
(b) 7 years old.
(c) 6 years old.
(d) 8 years old.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the Land's hunting when Reuben sees his father's third miracle?

2. What does Swede want for Christmas in 1962?

3. How much money does Jeremiah get when he sells his bed?

4. Who wrote the book that Stube was reading the night that Davy escaped.

5. Why does Davy get up early each morning?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do the Lands go to hunt geese?

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

3. Why does Reuben resent that Jeremiah healed Mr. Holgren?

4. What presents does Swede receive for her birthday?

5. What changes occurred in Jeremiah's and Helen's lives after the tornado?

6. What happened when Swede chases the goose shot by Reuben?

7. What happened to Jeremiah when the tornado roared through?

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

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

10. Why is Jeremiah fired from his job as janitor at the elementary school?

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