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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. What idea do the children come up with after their father's death to keep people away?
(a) To put up a sign that says "Mad Dog" or "Small Pox."
(b) To run away.
(c) To live in the woods.
(d) To tell them their father is sleeping.

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

3. How long does Kiser tell Mary Call they can stay on without charge?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) One year.
(c) Through the summer.
(d) Through the winter.

4. What does Mary Call lie about during their visit to the store in Chapter 4?
(a) Romey's age.
(b) Her father's health.
(c) What they need at home.
(d) How much money they have.

5. What are the "wild gold"?
(a) Cascade Mountain plants.
(b) Smoky Mountain flowers.
(c) Plants of the Appalachians.
(d) Flowers on the mountain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do they find Kiser Pease in Chapter 2?

2. When he is sick, who does Kiser mistake Mary Call for?

3. What happens when Mary Call wraps Kiser in the onions?

4. Who died years before the novel begins?

5. Romey says he once stole whose car?

Short Essay Questions

1. Do you think Kiser is evil deep down inside after seeing his reaction to Roy Luther's condition?

2. What do Romey and Mary Call realize about their father in burying him?

3. What characteristics does Mary have that are probably the reasons why her father has left her in charge?

4. What happens when Mary Call tells Kiser in Chapter 3 about the paper he signed?

5. In what ways are the Connells opposites of each other?

6. How does Mary Call try to hide that their father has died from the other children?

7. What are the promises that Mary Call makes to her father?

8. Who is the first person to show up after Roy Luther's death, and how does Mary Call put this person off?

9. Why do you think Mary Call dreams about marrying Kiser Pease?

10. How does Mary Call contradict herself when she tells Romey to leave an IOU?

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