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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. Jerome thinks that Old Grouch is...
(a) Looking for Strong Heart
(b) Missing Emma Lou
(c) Preparing to die
(d) Pining for his wife

2. What is Emma's weapon of choice?
(a) A gun
(b) A spear
(c) A beany
(d) A rock

3. What kinds of foods does Jerome provide for the animals?
(a) Raw potatoes and carrots
(b) Cakes and cereal
(c) Fruit and vegetables
(d) Eggs and Spam

4. What change does Jerome make in the presence of Mr. and Mrs. Grouch?
(a) He learns how to sing like animals
(b) He fixes better meals so he can share with them
(c) He begins to talk about himself and his past
(d) He sleeps better when they are there

5. What are the raccoons doing that keeps Jerome awake all night?
(a) Eating
(b) Quarreling
(c) Playing
(d) Going in and out

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes up caring for Mrs. Grouch's babies?

2. Emma's choice of clothing, instead of frilly dresses, was...

3. Where did Emma go to visit her aunt?

4. Emma Lou's mother is...

5. What is keeping Jerome awake at night?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Jerome wakes up, the little fawn is hungry. What makes this passage humorous?

2. Why is it nerve-wracking for Donald Roger to show up at Jerome's house in this chapter?

3. What does Jerome assume about the status of Papa skunk when the new babies arrive?

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

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

7. Although Jerome is proud of the fireplace he built, he has walled up his stonemason's tools inside. Discuss why that might be.

8. Discuss the sense of mourning in the house over Charmine's demise.

9. 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?

10. Discuss Ben's visit to Jerome. What do we learn about the Eppys and Ben in this chapter?

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