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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. How often does Alice bake a pan of cornbread in Chapter 22 to take to the jailhouse?
(a) Every other morning.
(b) Once a week.
(c) Twice a week.
(d) Every day.

2. In Chapter 18, how long has Van Cleve not been seen in town since the flood?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 2 days.

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

4. At the end of Chapter 23, how long had Margery been laying motionless on her bunk?
(a) 5 days.
(b) Almost 4 days.
(c) 2 days.
(d) About 3 days.

5. How many acres is the Hoffman Mine site?
(a) 600.
(b) 750.
(c) 490.
(d) 540.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 27, what time is Alice's train scheduled to leave?

2. When do the rains start coming in Chapter 16?

3. In Chapter 25, who tells Verna that Margery is a good person even if she is not married?

4. What does Fred get to cook in Chapter 17?

5. During the flood last year, how high was a cow found in a tree?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Sven and Margery's wedding like?

2. What does Fred learn about Alice and Bennett's marriage in Chapter 27, and why does the news make him happy?

3. In Chapter 23, what does Izzy do?

4. What does the McCullough house look like?

5. How and when does Alice realize that Margery is pregnant?

6. What does Bennett tell Alice in Chapter 24 and why?

7. What experience does Sophia have as a midwife?

8. Why does the sheriff want to see the library records for six months?

9. How does Margery realize that Van Cleve is responsible for the flooding?

10. In Chapter 27, why does Margery decide to stay in Baileyville?

(see the answer keys)

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