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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alvin say to the river rats in order to get them to put away their knives?
(a) "Some big men you are, bringing knives out on an unarmed man!"
(b) "You afraid to face a blacksmith with bare hands?"
(c) "You really think those are going to harm a blacksmith?"
(d) None of these.

2. Where was Makepeace while Alvin worked?
(a) Drinking himself silly with the river rats at Hatrack Mouth.
(b) Searching high and low for good prices on iron.
(c) Going to church.
(d) None of these.

3. What kind of birds' nests were in the Hatrack bridge eaves?
(a) Sparrow.
(b) Swallow.
(c) Bluebird.
(d) Redbird.

4. What new things did Alvin notice in Measure?
(a) How tender Measure was with his children, even after a spanking or scolding.
(b) How tender Measure was with Delphi, and how happy they were.
(c) The way that Measure looked after his land and everything on it.
(d) All of these.

5. Why must Peggy go and advance her schooling?
(a) Both of these.
(b) Neither of these.
(c) For Alvin's work.
(d) For Alvin as a man.

6. What was true Making?
(a) Creating something with its' own life fire.
(b) All of these.
(c) Creating something from nothing.
(d) Convincing things that they wanted to be another way.

7. How many years did Makepeace steal from Alvin?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

8. What does Alvin want from the new schoolteacher?
(a) Neither of these.
(b) For her to help him become a Maker.
(c) For her to teach him how to be a Maker.
(d) Both of these.

9. What did Alvin reckon he was hexing up the springhouse for?
(a) Both of these.
(b) To protect Miss Larner.
(c) Neither of these.
(d) To protect Arthur.

10. What did Alvin say to Arthur as he locked the manacles?
(a) I won't forget you.
(b) Both of these.
(c) Neither of these.
(d) Don't be afraid.

11. What is "behind the barn' talk?
(a) Both of these.
(b) Neither of these.
(c) Talk regarding the 'women' down at Hatrack Mouth.
(d) Talk regarding a womans' lady parts.

12. What did Alvin do to convince the gold to maintain its shape?
(a) Told it that this was what it is, and showing it the plow shape in his mind.
(b) All of these.
(c) Plunged his hands into the forge fire and placed them on the gold
(d) Cried out to the gold atoms to be like he was.

13. Who was now more important than Peggy in Alvin's future?
(a) Arthur Stuart's child.
(b) Horace.
(c) Arthur Stuart.
(d) None of these.

14. What doesn't Old Peg want Alvin to pick up from town?
(a) Two cones of sugar.
(b) A dozen sheets of paper.
(c) A half pound of salt.
(d) A pound of pepper.

15. What didn't Arthur tell anyone about?
(a) Alvin being a Maker.
(b) The Redbird.
(c) Alvin's knackery while he did the well.
(d) All of these.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first word the two people ask Arthur Stuart to spell?

2. How did Alvin know Po Doggly and Horace Guester had worked together many times before?

3. Where did Old Peg want the schoolteacher to live?

4. Where does it hurt on Arthur Stuart?

5. What errand did Makepeace have Alvin doing in the snow?

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