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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Eppys have brought with them to Jerome's house...
(a) Large baskets of food
(b) Moonshine
(c) A side of venison
(d) Sandwiches

2. Jerome is weary from...
(a) The chaos of so many animals in the house
(b) Building new nests for the animals
(c) Working on stone projects
(d) Visits from Emma Lou and Donald

3. His mood lifted, Jerome asks Donald to...
(a) Smoke a pipe with him
(b) Come for dinner the next night
(c) Stay on for the evening
(d) Bring more food to him

4. Jerome realizes that, secretly, that...
(a) He wants the deer in the house
(b) He needs some quiet time
(c) He is very lonely
(d) He likes Donald Roger

5. When the children leave together, Jerome realizes that...
(a) They are better kids than he thought
(b) His world is about to change
(c) The two are actually in love
(d) His plan for peace between them has worked

6. As a team effort, Donald and Emma Lou share the task of...
(a) Husking the corn and feeding the raccoons
(b) Setting the table
(c) Gathering up corn cobs
(d) Mashing the potatoes

7. Emma has to convince Officer Hinkle that...
(a) Monarch loves people
(b) Monarch was an orphan
(c) Monarch's life was in danger
(d) Monarch's mother had left him

8. Emma Lou and Donald...
(a) Can't let go of a grudge
(b) Have become good friends
(c) Will always be angry at one another
(d) Are Jerome's caretakers

9. Through responses to his ads, Donald has learned that...
(a) Spotted skunks are nearly extinct
(b) There are a lot of skunk hunters
(c) People definitely don't want skunks
(d) Raccoons are in high demand

10. Emma Lou wants to take her statue of Old Grouch...
(a) To take to school with her
(b) Because she is leaving for good
(c) Because she misses him
(d) To put in her bedroom

11. Jim Hinkle wants Jerome to...
(a) Leave Monarch's gate open
(b) Take Monarch into the woods
(c) Keep Monarch penned up
(d) Bring Monarch into the house

12. Responses to Donald's ads have resulted in...
(a) Placement for all the raccoons
(b) A fad of raising skunks at home
(c) Requests for adoption of Emma Lou
(d) Requests for interviews with Jerome

13. On one of his visits, Donald brought...
(a) A squirrel cage
(b) A raccoon trap
(c) A hamster wheel
(d) A rabbit trap

14. For the first time in many years, Jerome...
(a) Wants to be alone
(b) Wishes for company
(c) Feels the Christmas spirit
(d) Is depressed

15. Jerome asks Emma to come the following evening...
(a) To help him build another door
(b) To join him for dinner
(c) To see Monarch
(d) To spend time training the skunks

Short Answer Questions

1. Jerome cleans up spots on the floor with...

2. Jerome turns Monarch's corral into...

3. The weather for Jerome's Christmas party is...

4. Donald shares his idea about...

5. During the school year, Emma Lou and Donald Roger...

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