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