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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Luthers mistake goldenseal for what?
(a) Cilantro.
(b) Basil.
(c) Parsley.
(d) Ginseng.

2. Who at the store looks down on the Luthers and does not like them?
(a) The stock boy.
(b) Mrs. Connell.
(c) A young worker.
(d) Mr. Connell.

3. While Kiser is sick, what do the Luther children enjoy?
(a) His car.
(b) His house.
(c) His food.
(d) His bed.

4. Who plans to visit Roy Luther in Chapter 5?
(a) The stock boy.
(b) Mrs. Connell.
(c) Mr. Connell.
(d) Both Mr. and Mrs. Connell.

5. What does Devola dream about buying with the money from wildcrafting?
(a) A car.
(b) A book.
(c) A present for Roy Luther.
(d) Ice cream.

6. What is Romey's response to Mrs. Connell's description of her childhood?
(a) He wishes they were in her situation.
(b) He begins to cry.
(c) He feels sorry for her.
(d) He says he would have run away if he were her.

7. What happens when Romey tries to teach Mary Call how to drive?
(a) Devola starts to cry.
(b) She backs into their fence.
(c) They get into a huge fight.
(d) She does excellent.

8. After Roy Luther gets sick, what happens to his body?
(a) He must be fed by one of his children.
(b) He can no longer walk.
(c) He loses his hair.
(d) He can no longer speak.

9. Who drives circles in the front yard?
(a) Mary Call.
(b) Ima Dean.
(c) Romey.
(d) Devola.

10. How has Mr. Connell treated the Luthers?
(a) Always badly.
(b) Always fairly.
(c) Sometimes badly.
(d) Sometimes well.

11. Who takes the goldenseal to Mr. Connell in Chapter 5?
(a) Mary Call, Ima Dean and Romey.
(b) Kiser Pease.
(c) Roy Luther.
(d) Devola.

12. Who mentions that they haven't seen Kiser Pease in a few days and he might be sick?
(a) Romey.
(b) Mary Call.
(c) Roy Luther.
(d) Devola.

13. What do the Luthers use the money from the goldenseal for in Chapter 5?
(a) Supplies and drinks for Romey and Ima Dean.
(b) A present for their father.
(c) A car.
(d) A book.

14. Who died years before the novel begins?
(a) Kiser Pease.
(b) Kiser Pease's mother.
(c) Devola Luther.
(d) Mary Call's mother.

15. Mary Call has promised not to take Roy Luther where after his death?
(a) To an undertaker.
(b) To his mother's plot.
(c) To the backyard.
(d) To the mountain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who stops at the Luther's house at the beginning of the novel for water?

2. Who does Mary Call tell not to listen at the door when Kiser is in with Roy Luther?

3. Who tells Mary Call that he knows how to drive?

4. What do the children think about her wildcrafting idea?

5. In Chapter 7, Mary Call contemplates what for the first time in the novel?

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