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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. Where do Ike and Bobby go to help herd?
(a) Out into the lower east field.
(b) Inside the corral.
(c) On top of the fence boards.
(d) To the upper pasture.

2. What does Victoria's mother ask her after Victoria runs to the bathroom to vomit?
(a) If she ate something bad.
(b) If she has been drinking.
(c) If she needs to go see a doctor.
(d) If she has the flu.

3. What does Raymond do when he looks in on Victoria the first night?
(a) Sings her an old cowboy song.
(b) Turns on a nightlight.
(c) Puts blankets on her.
(d) Shuts the bedroom window.

4. Where do Ike and Bobby go after doing their chores on Saturday morning?
(a) To game arcade.
(b) To help their grandfather bale hay.
(c) To the movies.
(d) To collect their fees from their newspaper customers.

5. What does Crowder tell Guthrie to do after the Beckmans leave?
(a) Give Russell some extra tutoring.
(b) To call his union representative.
(c) Pass Russell.
(d) To flunk Russell.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Tom Guthrie have to see Lloyd Crowder?

2. What is the purpose of the chutes at the McPherons' place?

3. What does one of Victoria's teachers say she will do?

4. What are students doing in Guthrie's class?

5. What does Russ want of Sharlene?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Victoria visit Maggie in her classroom?

2. What does Dr. Martin do after he examines Victoria and what does she ask him?

3. What does Crowder decide to do about Russell, what is Russell's father's response and what does Crowder tell Guthrie when they leave?

4. What does Victoria do for her lunch break, who does she encounter and what is the end result?

5. What do the McPheron brothers say when Tom Guthrie arrives with Ike and Bobby to help vaccinate their cattle?

6. What does the school board chairman tell the Beckmans and how do they respond?

7. What happens at the beginning of the book when Tom Guthrie goes in to speak with his wife before leaving for school?

8. What kind of report does a male student make in Guthrie's class and what does he say when Guthrie asks why his report is so short? What is Gurthrie's response to the student's answer?

9. What does Victoria do in Denver and how does she feel about her life there?

10. What strange thing is Ike's horse doing one morning and what does Guthrie say he will do?

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