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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jim Hinkle wants Jerome to...

2. Donald apologizes to Jerome for having been...

3. While Jerome and Emma decorate the house,...

4. Jerome seems now to be needing...

5. All of the Eppy men, including young Ben, decide to ...

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Discuss Jerome's scheme. Was he taking a risk? Why, or why not?

3. How does Monarch respond to his new freedom? Is he typical of a deer?

4. With the entire Eppy family present, and the large amounts of food on the table, how has Jerome's small house been transformed?

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

6. When Emma proves that Monarch's mother was killed by a lion, how does she react? How does she feel about her reaction?

7. Discuss Emma Lou's response to the discovery that Donald has been visiting Jerome. How is Jerome affected?

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

9. What does Jerome seem to realize after Donald's appearance in this chapter? Why does he invited him for dinner?

10. Jerome is more comfortable with Emma Lou and Donald now. Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Much of the Kildee House story is involved with wild animals. Find the ways in which the author uses the animals as symbolism, and to draw parallels to human life.

Essay Topic 2

The dogs in this story are functional members of their owners' farms. They are not coddled or groomed, but perform work to earn their keep. Write an essay on the history of using dogs for hunting in earlier decades. What other jobs were performed by hounds and Dobermans? Compare them to the same breeds today, and discuss their function in today's household.

Essay Topic 3

The two children in the story, Emma Lou Eppy and Donald Roger Cabot, are sworn enemies who deliberately think of ways to hurt one another. Is this an example of normal adolescent flirtation, or is there something more that separates the two children? What makes them so different from one another? Is there an underlying cause, besides a difference of opinion about hunting?

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