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The Teacher's Funeral

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 
What was the Case Special?
a.
A special train with new equipment
b.
A special train with new crops
c.
A special train with new space ships
d.
A special train with new animals
e.
A special train with new cars
 

 2. 
Who flew into the ditch when the wagon and racecar collided?
a.
Russell
d.
Tansy
b.
Aunt Fanny Hamline
e.
JW
c.
Aunt Maud
 

 3. 
Who was the Sweet Singer?
a.
Glenn
d.
Aunt Jemima
b.
Tansy
e.
Russell
c.
Aunt Maud
 

 4. 
Who was fighting over Tansy?
a.
Lloyd and Eugene
d.
Preacher Parr and Brad Pitt
b.
Charlie and Glenn
e.
Eugene and Russell
c.
Lloyd and Russell
 

 5. 
Which way is NOT a way to demonstrate elocution?
a.
Recite a poem
b.
Sing a Song
c.
Silently read a poem
d.
Work arithmetic on the board
 

 6. 
What happened to JW at the Tarbox farm?
a.
He got stuck by a porcupine
d.
He got sprayed by a skunk
b.
He ate Churches Chicken
e.
He got shot
c.
He fathered a litter of puppies
 

 7. 
Who gave the school an American flag?
a.
Eugene
d.
Uncle Sam
b.
Aunt Fanny
e.
Aunt Maude
c.
Glenn
 

 8. 
Where did Russell dream of sneaking off to?
a.
The Tarbox Farm
d.
Terra Haute
b.
The Dakotas
e.
Las Vegas
c.
The Delewares
 

 9. 
What did little Briches write to demonstrate that she could put letters together?
a.
See the fat man.
d.
Aunt Fanny in a ditch
b.
Funny noises are not funny.
e.
See Jane run.
c.
I love school
 

 10. 
Whose property did Glenn Tarbox cut through?
a.
Auntie Emm
d.
Aunt Fanny
b.
Aunt Maud
e.
The preacher
c.
Mrs. Puff
 

 11. 
What was Aunt Maud’s bad habit?
a.
smoking weeds
d.
Drinking moonshine
b.
Sleeping all day
e.
cooking really well
c.
Smoking a cob pipe
 

 12. 
Who was the main character?
a.
Old Yeller
d.
Tansy
b.
Aunt Maud
e.
Russell
c.
Lloyd
 

 13. 
In which area was Flopears talented?
a.
Spelling
d.
Art
b.
Science
e.
Under Water Basket Weaving
c.
Arithmetic
 

 14. 
Who died at the beginning of the story?
a.
Miss Arbuckle
d.
Russell’s mother
b.
Lloyd’s aunt
e.
Miss Tansy
c.
Charlie’s Dad
 

 15. 
Which boy/man married Miss Tansy?
a.
Flopears
d.
Taz
b.
Russell
e.
Glenn
c.
Charlie
 

 16. 
Identify the item that was NOT sent to the school by the Overland Automobile company.
a.
a baseball
d.
An American Flag
b.
portrait of Theodore Roosevelt
e.
paper
c.
a bust of Abraham Lincoln
 

 17. 
What did Glenn put in the stove to quickly clean out the pipe?
a.
weeds
b.
cleaning rag
c.
gunpowder
d.
bleach
e.
a squirrel with scrubbing pads tied to it’s feet.
 

 18. 
What day was as big as Thanksgiving at Russell's house?
a.
Kelli’s Birthday
d.
Christmas Day
b.
Butchering Day
e.
New Year’s Day
c.
Harvest Day
 

 19. 
What happened when Charlie and Russell smoked behind the school?
a.
They got caught by Ms. Myrt.
b.
They burned down the privy.
c.
They were kicked out of school.
d.
They had to clean the school.
e.
They were greeted by aliens and were beamed aboard the Star-Cruiser
 

 20. 
Name the person responsible for spooking the horses.
a.
Russell
d.
Eugene
b.
Dad
e.
Caitlyn
c.
Aunt Maud
 

Short Answer
 

 21. 
How old was Aunt Fanny when she died?
 

 22. 
Why did Tansy want Russell to finish eighth grade?
 

 23. 
Who did the ghost Russell saw turn out to be?
 

 24. 
How did Lloyd and Russell kiss the summer good-bye?
 

Essay
 

 25. 
Describe the law that was passed in 1901.
 

 26. 
Tell how Aunt Fanny Hamline was rescued from the ditch.
 

Other
 

 27. 
Compare and Contrast the Harmoniy Ridge school and Rainbow ES. At least 4 examples!
 

 28. 
Describe your favorite part of the story. Explain why this part means something to you.
 



 
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