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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jay Berry use to cover his monkey traps?
(a) Stones.
(b) Leaves.
(c) Birds' nests.
(d) Sticks.

2. What happens to Jay Berry as he runs home, away from the monkeys?
(a) He trips over a log and hits his head.
(b) He runs into the Old Man in the Mountain.
(c) He falls in a hole.
(d) His clothes get torn.

3. Grandpa shows Jay Berry a letter he received from whom?
(a) An animal trainer.
(b) The school principal.
(c) A minister.
(d) The sheriff.

4. How many days does it take Jay Berry to recover in bed from his monkey wounds?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

5. What does Grandpa give to Jay Berry to continue his monkey catching?
(a) A washtub.
(b) A big net.
(c) A BB gun.
(d) A tarp.

6. The river that Jay Berry likes to explore is a tributary of which river?
(a) The Arkansas River.
(b) The Mississippi River.
(c) The Monongahela River.
(d) The Colorado River.

7. What did Jay Berry's parents do before moving to Oklahoma?
(a) They were tailors.
(b) They were sharecroppers.
(c) They were storekeepers.
(d) They were dairy farmers.

8. What is the name of the family's milk cow?
(a) Sissy Belle.
(b) Bessie Mae.
(c) Sally Gooden.
(d) Ginny Mae.

9. Jay Berry is amazed at how big the monkeys' _______________ are.
(a) Eyes.
(b) Legs.
(c) Ears.
(d) Teeth.

10. What escaped during the train wreck?
(a) Toxic fumes.
(b) Children.
(c) Monkeys.
(d) Cows.

11. What does Grandma give Jay Berry when he stops in to see her in Chapter 6?
(a) Ice cream.
(b) Sugar cookies.
(c) Huckleberry pie.
(d) Apple doughnuts.

12. What advice does Grandpa give Jay Berry about being friendly with the chimpanzee?
(a) Bring some carrots and apples for him.
(b) Offer him an apple and play the harmonica.
(c) Set down a pile of apples and bananas in the bottoms.
(d) Offer him an apple and call him by name.

13. What is Jay Berry's maternal grandfather's profession?
(a) Newspaper editor.
(b) Carpenter.
(c) Plumber.
(d) Store owner.

14. Who is Daisy?
(a) Jay Berry's twin sister.
(b) Jay Berry's mother.
(c) Jay Berry's girlfriend.
(d) Jay Berry's cousin.

15. Daisy tells Jay Berry that the Old Man of the Mountains doesn't like it when boys ___________________
(a) Lie.
(b) Are mean to their sisters.
(c) Kill or harm animals.
(d) Chop down trees.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the monkeys do after Jay Berry shoots the chimpanzee?

2. What does Jay Berry's mother make him do if he forgets something?

3. What is the problem with Daisy's right leg?

4. Grandpa learns that the $100 monkey's name is _______________.

5. What is notable about Jay Berry's mother?

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