Short Answer
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1.
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Why
did Tansy want Russell to finish eighth grade?
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2.
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How
did Lloyd and Russell kiss the summer good-bye?
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3.
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How
old was Aunt Fanny when she died?
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4.
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Who
did the ghost Russell saw turn out to be?
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Essay
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5.
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Tell
how Aunt Fanny Hamline was rescued from the ditch.
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6.
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Describe the law that was passed in 1901.
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Other
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7.
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Compare and Contrast the Harmoniy Ridge school and Rainbow ES. At least 4
examples!
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8.
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Describe your favorite part of the story. Explain why this part means something to
you.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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9.
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Whose
property did Glenn Tarbox cut through? a. | Auntie Emm | d. | Aunt Maud | b. | The
preacher | e. | Mrs.
Puff | c. | Aunt
Fanny | | | | |
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10.
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What
did Glenn put in the stove to quickly clean out the pipe? a. | weeds | b. | bleach | c. | cleaning
rag | d. | gunpowder | e. | a squirrel with scrubbing pads tied to it’s
feet. | | |
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11.
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What
happened to JW at the Tarbox farm? a. | He got stuck by a porcupine | d. | He fathered a litter of puppies | b. | He got sprayed
by a skunk | e. | He ate Churches
Chicken | c. | He got shot | | | | |
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12.
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Identify the item that was NOT sent to the school by the Overland Automobile
company. a. | portrait of
Theodore Roosevelt | d. | a
baseball | b. | An American Flag | e. | paper | c. | a bust of
Abraham Lincoln | | | | |
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13.
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What
was Aunt Maud’s bad habit? a. | Sleeping all day | d. | cooking really well | b. | Drinking
moonshine | e. | smoking
weeds | c. | Smoking a cob pipe | | | | |
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14.
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Who
was the main character? a. | Russell | d. | Aunt Maud | b. | Tansy
| e. | Lloyd | c. | Old Yeller | | | | |
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15.
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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 | | |
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16.
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Which
boy/man married Miss Tansy? a. | Taz | d. | Charlie | b. | Flopears | e. | Glenn | c. | Russell | | | | |
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17.
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What
did little Briches write to demonstrate that she could put letters together? a. | See the fat
man. | d. | I love
school | b. | Aunt Fanny in a ditch | e. | Funny noises are not funny. | c. | See Jane
run. | | | | |
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18.
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What
day was as big as Thanksgiving at Russell's house? a. | Harvest
Day | d. | Kelli’s
Birthday | b. | Christmas Day | e. | New Year’s Day | c. | Butchering
Day | | | | |
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19.
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Which
way is NOT a way to demonstrate elocution? a. | Silently read a poem | b. | Recite a
poem | c. | Sing a
Song | d. | Work arithmetic
on the board | | |
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20.
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Who
was fighting over Tansy? a. | Charlie and Glenn | d. | Eugene and Russell | b. | Preacher Parr
and Brad Pitt | e. | Lloyd and
Eugene | c. | Lloyd and Russell | | | | |
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21.
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Who
died at the beginning of the story? a. | Miss Arbuckle | d. | Lloyd’s aunt | b. | Charlie’s
Dad | e. | Miss
Tansy | c. | Russell’s mother | | | | |
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22.
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Name
the person responsible for spooking the horses. a. | Aunt Maud | d. | Eugene | b. | Dad | e. | Caitlyn | c. | Russell | | | | |
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23.
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Who
was the Sweet Singer? a. | Glenn | d. | Aunt Maud | b. | Aunt
Jemima | e. | Tansy | c. | Russell | | | | |
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24.
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In
which area was Flopears talented? a. | Science | d. | Art | b. | Arithmetic | e. | Under Water Basket Weaving | c. | Spelling | | | | |
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25.
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Who
gave the school an American flag? a. | Uncle Sam | d. | Glenn | b. | Aunt
Fanny | e. | Eugene | c. | Aunt Maude | | | | |
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26.
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Where
did Russell dream of sneaking off to? a. | The Tarbox Farm | d. | Las Vegas | b. | The
Dakotas | e. | Terra Haute
| c. | The
Delewares | | | | |
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27.
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What
was the Case Special? a. | A special train with new space ships | b. | A special train
with new equipment | c. | A special train with new cars | d. | A special train
with new crops | e. | A special train with new animals | | |
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28.
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Who
flew into the ditch when the wagon and racecar collided? a. | Russell | d. | Aunt
Maud | b. | Tansy | e. | Aunt Fanny
Hamline | c. | JW | | | | |
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