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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. Jay Berry's family's land is located near modern day Tahlequah, ______________ County, Oklahoma.

2. What animal does Jay Berry's dog chase up into a tree?

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

4. Where does Jay Berry set the monkey traps?

5. Where did Jay Berry's family live prior to moving to Oklahoma?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jay Berry do after he and Papa return to the bottoms but can't find the monkeys?

2. What news does Grandpa have about the monkeys when Jay Berry visits and tells about his last encounter with them?

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

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

5. What does Rowdy tree when he and Jay Berry are exploring the bottoms

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

7. Describe Jay Berry's parents.

8. Why is Jay Berry humiliated when he reaches home after his first day of trying to trap the monkeys?

9. How much reward money could Jay Berry potentially get if he were to capture the monkeys?

10. Where had Jay Berry's family come from and how long does it take them to get well established in Oklahoma?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are several events of foreshadowing in SUMMER OF THE MONKEYS. Define foreshadowing. Cite at least two situations in the story that serve as foreshadowing.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the Old Man in the Mountain. What is his role in the story? What was the author trying to accomplish by introducing the Old Man in the Mountain in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Explain Wilson Rawls' use of regionalism in the book. Cite examples of at least two different instances of regionalism and explain why the author used them where he did.

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