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

2. When the animals are taken away, Jerome will...
(a) Give them all away gladly
(b) Only keep Mama skunk
(c) Hold on to Papa, Mama and Old Grouch
(d) Give Old Grouch to Emma

3. How is the raccoon feeding problem solved?
(a) They leave the house to fend for themselves
(b) Jerome fixes them boiled eggs
(c) Jerome discovers they like canned corn
(d) Emma Lou brings them fresh milk

4. All of the Eppy men, including young Ben, decide to ...
(a) Enjoy the tree
(b) Interrogate Jerome
(c) Smoke a pipe
(d) Rest for a while

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Jerome decides to give Emma...

2. Jerome prepares for the party by...

3. At the table, Emma Lou and Donald gently argue about...

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss Donald's idea for solving Jerome's animal population explosion.

2. What new thing does the reader learn about Jerome Kildee in this chapter?

3. What can the reader deduce about Jerome's cooking skills? Why?

4. How does Jerome generate the spirit of Christmas in preparation for the party? Again, compare this to a Christmas party you might have at home.

5. Why is Jerome feeling stressful?

6. Discuss what Emma has managed to teach the skunks to do as tricks.

7. Discuss the pipe smoking among the Eppy men. Would this seem unusual today?

8. Is there some symbolism in Jerome experiencing the huge storm that moved his redwood tree?

9. What is it about the spotted skunks that is special?

10. Why are Jerome Kildee's nerves frayed at this time? There is more than one reason.

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