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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Old Grouch demonstrate his indifference as a parent?
(a) He eats the babies' food
(b) He takes over the babies' nest for himself
(c) He chooses to care for Ma and Pa's babies
(d) He leaves the cabin

2. Who is Emma Lou Eppy?
(a) A park ranger who keeps an eye on the property
(b) A hunter who stops by to visit
(c) A college student who is studying Jerome Kildee
(d) The only girl in the neighboring Eppy family of nine

3. Emma Lou probably gets her tough-guy attitude from...
(a) Having mean parents
(b) Being raised in the woods
(c) Having all brothers
(d) Going to a bad school

4. Who takes care of the noises in the wall?
(a) Jerome
(b) The Eppys
(c) Papa
(d) Ben

5. What made Emma Lou finally decide to go to Jerome's door?
(a) She liked the look of his front window
(b) He smiled at her in the post office
(c) He invited her for lunch
(d) Her anger gave her the courage to go

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jerome manage to protect his food?

2. What are Mr. Grouch's least agreeable characteristics?

3. What does Jerome regret about the people he encountered in his work?

4. What does Emma Lou do while she walks alone in the woods?

5. Where are Jerome's stonecutting tools?

(see the answer key)

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