View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 18, what does Lusa ask that the family start using?
(a) Pesticides.
(b) None of the answers is correct.
(c) New farm equipment.
(d) Her name.

2. According to Lusa, what do people do more of, when they are sad?
(a) Weep.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Drink.
(d) Fight.

3. Deanna fears that she is what?
(a) Going to be fired.
(b) Menopausal.
(c) Bi-polar.
(d) Sex-starved.

4. What is Garnett gradually realizing about Nannie?
(a) She is a good baker.
(b) His feelings for her.
(c) She is crazy.
(d) She is religious.

5. What physical ailment has Garnett suffered from for years?
(a) Headaches.
(b) Dizziness.
(c) Leg cramps.
(d) Back pain.

6. What is the organized hunt in Arizona called?
(a) Y.O.U.K.I.L.L.
(b) Hunting U.S.A.
(c) Predator Hunt Extreme.
(d) Predators Galore.

7. What is Nannie's biggest fear of pesticides?
(a) The chemical companies are getting too powerful.
(b) They hurt animals.
(c) They make people sick.
(d) They stunt the growth of her apple trees.

8. In Chapter 31, what does the coyote smell?
(a) Prey.
(b) Humans.
(c) An unknown male.
(d) Smoke.

9. According to Hannie-Mavis, why is the family afraid of Lusa owning the farm?
(a) She'll go bankrupt and lose it.
(b) She'll re-marry and it will go to her new husband.
(c) She'll sell it.
(d) She'll turn it into something that Cole didn't want.

10. When telling people about her plans, Lusa says that she is going to do what?
(a) Ask for help.
(b) Wait a year and then decide.
(c) Take one day at a time.
(d) Finish what she started.

11. Where does Garnett find Nannie, in Chapter 17?
(a) In an apple tree.
(b) At the park.
(c) In his kitchen.
(d) At the store.

12. What does Deanna use, instead of a stamp, on her letter to Nannie?
(a) A map.
(b) A taped coin.
(c) An I.O.U.
(d) A drawing of herself.

13. Who cuts down trees for Garnett and Nannie, in Chapter 20?
(a) Eddie.
(b) Little Rickie.
(c) Big Rickie.
(d) Jarondell.

14. According to Garnett, what is the "fastest growing plant this side of China"?
(a) Poison ivy.
(b) Blackberry cane.
(c) Pokeberry.
(d) Honeysuckle.

15. Why does the coyote like Nannie's orchard?
(a) There are no chemicals.
(b) It is quiet.
(c) It is secluded.
(d) There is tall grass to hide in.

Short Answer Questions

1. In their childhood, Deanna and Rachel played in what?

2. In Chapter 28, what Garnett thinks is a stranger by Nannie's garden, turns out to be what?

3. What is the main question that Deanna keeps asking herself?

4. According to Deanna's dad, why do adult birds "fly around crazy" in August?

5. Why does Lusa think her garden looks different from other people's?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 464 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample