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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Verna say was the last time she saw her father?
(a) December 18.
(b) December 22.
(c) December 21.
(d) December 20.

2. How many trailer homes are set up near the courthouse in Chapter 23?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

3. What does Fred show Alice at the end of Chapter 20?
(a) Spring flowers.
(b) Water lilies.
(c) Fireflies.
(d) Shooting stars.

4. What does Kathleen tell Verna McCullough that the two of them made one harvest time?
(a) Hair ribbons.
(b) Corn dollies.
(c) Stick dollies.
(d) Rag dolls.

5. When are Fred and Alice married?
(a) A month after Margery and Sven.
(b) December.
(c) November.
(d) 2 months after Margery and Sven.

6. In Chapter 24, for how long is the general store open in the morning on the day of the trial?
(a) 1 1/2 hours.
(b) An hour.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 45 minutes.

7. What does Verna name her baby?
(a) Robert.
(b) Peter.
(c) David.
(d) Michael.

8. In Chapter 23, what song does Izzy sing on the steps of the courthouse?
(a) Awake, My Soul.
(b) Now the Day Is Over.
(c) Day Is Dying in the West.
(d) Abide with Me.

9. What does Sven sell to get money for a lawyer for Margery?
(a) A cow.
(b) Grandfather's silver fob watch.
(c) Mother's gold locket.
(d) A horse.

10. Where is a reception held for Sven and Margery after they marry?
(a) Mr. and Mrs. Brady's place.
(b) Church.
(c) Fred's house.
(d) Margery and Sven's place.

11. How long was Margery unconscious in Chapter 17?
(a) 7 hours.
(b) 8 hours.
(c) 5 hours.
(d) 6 hours.

12. In Chapter 21, what time does Deputy Dulles come to get Alice?
(a) 3 a.m.
(b) 2:45 a.m.
(c) 3:15 a.m.
(d) 2:30 a.m.

13. In Chapter 22, who helps finds a wet nurse for Virginia?
(a) Mrs. Brady.
(b) Kathleen.
(c) Sophia.
(d) Beth.

14. In Chapter 16, near what creek do Margery and Beth start warning people that the water is rising?
(a) Obion.
(b) Goose.
(c) Mayfield.
(d) Spring.

15. When the sheriff arrests Margery in Chapter 19, who starts throwing books and yelling?
(a) Izzy.
(b) Beth.
(c) Alice.
(d) Sophia.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 16, what dead animal does Margery see as she pulls William from the water?

2. Where do Sven and Margery get married?

3. When do Sven and Margery marry?

4. In Chapter 16, how do Kathleen, Alice, and Fred move books to higher ground?

5. In Chapter 21, when Alice times Margery's contractions, how apart are they?

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