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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. Why does Emma Lou dislike the other neighbor, Donald?
(a) He is cold to Jerome Kildee
(b) He does not respect women
(c) His dog kills wildlife
(d) He is mean and aggressive

2. Where did Emma go to visit her aunt?
(a) Santa Clara
(b) Santa Rita
(c) Santa Cruz
(d) San Ramon

3. How does Mr. Grouch get in and out of the house?
(a) He comes up from under the floor
(b) He learns how to knock on the door
(c) Jerome lets him in and out
(d) Jerome builds a small, swinging door for him

4. What are Mr. Grouch's least agreeable characteristics?
(a) He sleeps all day
(b) He is a slow mover
(c) He is selfish and lazy
(d) He is fat and hungry

5. Who is Amby?
(a) A boy from town
(b) The youngest Eppy boy
(c) The oldest Eppy boy
(d) A boy from school

Short Answer Questions

1. Emma Lou's intention is to use her rifle to...

2. When Donald Roger hears Emma Lou approaching the cabin, he...

3. After coffee and a smoke, Ben tells Jerome...

4. By chewing up his letters, what do the mice accomplish for Jerome?

5. Papa and Mama bring their baby skunks to Jerome for...

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Strong Heart come barking toward Jerome's house? What happens to him?

2. Why would a person use a store window for the front of his home?

3. What gives Jerome happiness in this first chapter of the story?

4. There is a telling sentence about Jerome's relationships with women in the description of Emma Lou. Do a close reading and discuss some possible meanings.

5. Although Jerome has given up stonecutting, his reaction to making Charmine's gravestone is interesting. Discuss what might be happening in this regard.

6. What breaks the ice between Jerome Kildee and Emma Lou Eppy?

7. What is different now about Emma Lou's dinner invitation?

8. Why does Emma Lou, initially, want to pay a visit to Jerome?

9. How does Emma Lou know the mountain lion is gone? Why doesn't she tell Jerome?

10. Donald is spying on Jerome Kildee's house from the woods. What might this tell us about the time of history in which the book was written?

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