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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What arithmetic book does Tansy have from the high school that she studies in the evenings?
(a) The Western Calculator.
(b) Ray's New Practical Arithmetic.
(c) Stoddard's Rudiments of Arithmetic.
(d) Topical Advanced Arithmetic.

2. What day of the week were Russell and his family involved in an automobile accident according to an article in the paper?
(a) Friday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Wednesday.

3. How did the privy fire start?
(a) Lester was smoking in the privy.
(b) Charlie or Russell dropped the lit buggy whip in the weeds.
(c) Lightning.
(d) Flopears was smoking in the privy.

4. What do Russell and his father do on Saturday in Chapter 13?
(a) Fix fences.
(b) Harvest corn.
(c) Cut hay.
(d) Bale hay.

5. What is the salary for the threshing season in the Dakotas?
(a) $26 a week.
(b) $14 a week.
(c) $17 a week.
(d) $22 a week.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the accident with the Culver's wagon, where did Eugene Hammond drive?

2. Where does Aunt Maud live?

3. How many people sit in the mourners' bench during Miss Arbuckle's funeral?

4. How does Russell burn the shirt Aunt Maud made him?

5. How far are the Culvers from the mourners' bench for Miss Arbuckle's funeral?

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