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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 is Papa holding and then drops when he sees Jay Berry with all the monkeys?
2. Whom does Daisy claim to see outside the window during the bad weather?
3. What secret wish does Jay Berry make inside the fairy ring?
4. What effect does the sour mash have on Jay Berry?
5. Which Norse god does Daisy tell Jay Berry about during the bad weather?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Jay Berry's response when Grandpa asks about his wish in the fairy ring?
2. What is the fairy ring that Daisy discovers at her dollhouse?
3. What vehicle pulls into the Lee family's lane and why is it especially unusual?
4. How does Jay Berry get word to the circus people that he has caught the monkeys?
5. What does Jay Berry realize has happened after he and Rowdy drink so much of the sour mash?
6. What do the family members wish for at the fairy ring and what does Jay Berry's wish say about him?
7. How does Jay Berry recover from his hangover and what does he determine to never do again?
8. Which pony does Jay Berry select and what is the problem with her?
9. When does Jay Berry realize what Grandpa was trying to tell him by showing him the crippled pony?
10. Who does Daisy tell Jay Berry about when she takes refuge in his room during a thunderstorm?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the greatest lesson Jay Berry learns from his father? Is it true that important lessons are also painful ones? What will Jay Berry always recall about his father from their experiences during the summer of the monkeys?
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
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?
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