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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. When Roy Luther was alive, what was Thanksgiving like?
(a) They would stuff themselves, then starve the next day.
(b) They never had enough to eat on Thanksgiving.
(c) They didn't celebrate Thanksgiving.
(d) They had plenty to eat both that day and the day after.

2. What is the principal of the school's name?
(a) Mrs. Connell.
(b) Miss Breathitt.
(c) Alma Graybeal.
(d) Gaither Graybeal.

3. When does the weather change in Chapter 10?
(a) At the end of November.
(b) In December.
(c) At the beginning of October.
(d) At the end of October.

4. How long does their winter typically last, according to Chapter 10?
(a) Two months.
(b) Four months.
(c) Six months.
(d) Five months.

5. What takes the snow away?
(a) A thunderstorm.
(b) A snowplow.
(c) The rain.
(d) The wind.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Kiser and Devola get married?

2. What sign does the family put up outside the house in Chapter 9?

3. Why does Mrs. Connell turn around before she gets to the door at her visit at the end of Chapter 9?

4. Who is sharing a room with a cow?

5. How are the Luthers preparing for winter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Compare and contrast the characters of Goldie Pease and Kiser Pease.

2. Why do you think Mary Call's worries are mostly gone?

3. Why does Mary Call get upset with Romey in Chapter 12? Be sure to note how pride factors into this.

4. How does everyone react to the roof issue?

5. Why does Mary Call decide to marry Kiser Pease? What does she think will happen?

6. How is the Thanksgiving dinner and their situation in general wearing on Mary Call in this chapter?

7. Why doesn't Mary Call want Devola to marry Kiser Pease?

8. How do the Luthers prepare for winter?

9. Why can't Mary Call ride home with the Graybeals even though it is raining?

10. Explain why Mary Call is worried when Kiser takes Devola off to get her license.

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