Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Bert Breen's Barn? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. Which words best describe Polly Ann's tone when she tells family stories from the past?
Love and devotion
Doubt and confusion
Hatred and fear
Melancholy and shame
Q. All of the following are firsts that Tom experiences in the novel EXCEPT…
First bank account
First smooch
First train ride
First business exchange
Q. How do men such as Erlo Ackerman and Billy-Bob Baxter remember Tom's grandfather, Chick Hannaberry?
As a good-time scalawag
As a loving and conscientious parent
As a model citizen
As a lying cheat
Q. How does Tom receive his education?
By going to school
Through mentors and experience
Homeschooling
By working as an apprentice
Q. All of the following motivate Tom EXCEPT…
The desire to change his family's reputation
The dream to one day move out West
Observation of his mother's hard work
Comparing his life and belongings to those of others