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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. Who is the woman who now takes care of Janey?
(a) Mom.
(b) Nono.
(c) Auntie.
(d) Grammy.

2. What does Janey place her feet on to sleep at night?
(a) A stack of magazines.
(b) A table.
(c) A suitcase.
(d) A cardboard box.

3. Janey finds Mrs. Romero to be _______________________.
(a) easy-going.
(b) demanding.
(c) angry.
(d) sullen.

4. What does Janey actually buy with her nickel?
(a) Gum.
(b) Hamburger.
(c) Fudge.
(d) Root beer.

5. Why does the family decide to walk to their outing?
(a) To get some sun.
(b) To meet new people.
(c) To get some exercise.
(d) To save gas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the clean, wet clothes dried?

2. What does Janey find notable about a scene that she sees?

3. Where does Janey take a bath?

4. What color dress does Lupe wear to the fair?

5. Why does Janey's family move so much?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Bounce Reyburn and how do the Larkins encounter him?

2. How is the Larkin family's stress exhibited in Chapter 3?

3. What are the differences between a regular school and a camp school?

4. Who is Lupe Romero and how does Janey encounter her?

5. How does Dad show that he can be content with his life the way it is?

6. What does Mom give to Janey to take to the fair?

7. Where is Janey invited to go with the Romeros?

8. What has Janey always longed to do in a permanent place?

9. What conclusion does Janey come to regarding Lupe's skin color?

10. What does Mom say at the riverbank that surprises Janey for its poetry?

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