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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Kate make changes in her clothing?
(a) To make it less hot in the fields.
(b) To look more like Jancsi.
(c) To make room for her now growing belly.
(d) To make it easier to ride horses.

2. What kills the soldiers in the mirage story?
(a) The rich man.
(b) The animals.
(c) The fairy curse.
(d) The poppy poison.

3. What does Kate change about her clothes?
(a) She takes the sleeves off her dress.
(b) She splits the skirts in the middle.
(c) She loosens her elastics.
(d) She dyes her bloomers.

4. What bad attribute does the man in the mirage story have?
(a) Greed.
(b) Idleness.
(c) Anger.
(d) Jealousy.

5. What does Mother bake with poppy seeds for Easter?
(a) Breads.
(b) Cookies.
(c) Cakes.
(d) Muffins.

6. What animal does Marton promise to take Kate to see around Easter time?
(a) Lambs.
(b) Chickens.
(c) Cows.
(d) Llamas.

7. How many gold pieces does the old woman have in the mirage story?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

8. What is Kate compared to by the man who looked after her during the voyage?
(a) A bag of screaming monkeys.
(b) A wolf in sheep's clothing.
(c) A passle of rabid cats.
(d) A fox in the henhouse.

9. How did Kate's first horse get its name?
(a) It is very gentle.
(b) It can be sneaky.
(c) It is large.
(d) It has a funny step.

10. What does Jancsi do to prepare for Kate's coming?
(a) Puts on his Sunday clothes.
(b) All of these.
(c) Tidies his room.
(d) Hitches the wagon.

11. What does Kate trick Jancsi into doing while preparing for Easter?
(a) Misspell his Easter sign.
(b) Trip over the floor boards.
(c) Make too many cookies.
(d) Smudge himself with dye.

12. What attribute is the shepherd in the mirage story known for?
(a) Wisdom.
(b) Kindness.
(c) Honesty.
(d) Patience.

13. How old is Jancsi at the beginning of the book?
(a) 11.
(b) 13.
(c) 10.
(d) 12.

14. How does Marton first try to punish Kate when she goes missing the second time on her first day?
(a) He swipes at her with a broom.
(b) He makes her sleep in the barn.
(c) He throws her baggage away.
(d) He locks the doors on her.

15. Who helps Marton get the crops ready?
(a) Hired hands.
(b) Mother.
(c) All of these.
(d) Jancsi.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the life of the ranch hands so fascinating to Jancsi?

2. What happens to Kate after her first lesson from Jancsi?

3. Where is Kate from?

4. Why doesn't Kate like the pigs?

5. How does Kate respond to the first tries of punishment from Marton when she goes missing on her first day?

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