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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. What does Grandpa give to Jay Berry to continue his monkey catching?

2. Who is Daisy?

3. How much could Jay Berry potentially earn by capturing the escaped monkeys?

4. What does the chimpanzee do that reminds Jay Berry of his Grandfather?

5. What does Jay Berry's father think about the animal which Jay Berry's dog has treed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jay Berry's Grandpa tell him about the monkeys?

2. Who are Jay Berry Lee and Daisy Lee?

3. What do Jay Berry's parents think when he tells them about the monkeys?

4. What things make Jay Berry content in his life?

5. How long does it take Jay Berry to recover from his encounter with the monkeys?

6. Describe Jay Berry's parents.

7. Describe how Jay Berry sets the traps for the monkeys.

8. What do the monkeys do after Jay Berry shoots them with a bean shooter?

9. What do the monkeys do while Jay Berry is drinking some water from a creek and what does Jay Berry do in return?

10. What does Jay Berry end up doing when he goes after the family milk cow which has escaped one day?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of struggle. Identify at least two instances about struggle in the book and then cite examples to support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the overall setting for the story. Why does the author use the setting he does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief character study of Jay Berry Lee. What did he look like? What were his positive personality traits? What were his dreams and fears? What was most valuable to him in his world?

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