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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 28-36.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far is Queenie's apartment from the library where she works in Philadelphia?
(a) 14 blocks.
(b) 7 blocks.
(c) 8 blocks.
(d) 11 blocks.

2. How old is R.C. Cole?
(a) 19.
(b) 16.
(c) 17.
(d) 18.

3. Where is Cussy to go with Doc for tests in Chapter 16?
(a) Frankfort.
(b) Lexington.
(c) Elizabethtown.
(d) Louisville.

4. Where does R.C. Cole live?
(a) Fire tower.
(b) Shack on Hogtail Mountain.
(c) By a creek.
(d) In the shadow of Hogtail Mountain.

5. On Fridays, how far does Cussy journey to get material to Oren Taft's Tobacco Top community?
(a) 21 miles.
(b) 18 miles.
(c) 11 miles.
(d) 14 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Cussy tell her father in Chapter 11 that she read to Loretta?

2. What day of the week might Cussy and Queenie crisscross on their deliveries?

3. How long did it take to find Pa's uncle Colton's bones when he was dumped into an abandoned coal-mine shaft?

4. After leaving R.C. Cole, how long does Cussy follow a creek before stopping to allow Junia to drink?

5. In Chapter 32, at what time of day is the heat already bad?

(see the answer key)

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