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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lupe give to Janey because she thinks that Janey doesn't have any money?
(a) A ride ticket.
(b) A necklace.
(c) A candy bar.
(d) A bracelet.

2. What is Bounce's job?
(a) Mechanic.
(b) Truck driver.
(c) Foreman.
(d) Plumber.

3. How long has Janey's family lived in the shack at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) One day.
(b) One year.
(c) One month.
(d) One week.

4. The images on the willow plate are of which nationality?
(a) Chinese.
(b) American.
(c) British.
(d) Italian.

5. Who drives Lupe and Janey to their destination?
(a) Mrs. Romero.
(b) Mr. Romero.
(c) Janey's father.
(d) Mom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color dress does Lupe wear to the fair?

2. What does Janey refrain from saying to Mr. Anderson?

3. Janey has to stop herself from taking ________________ that looks so enticing.

4. Who says "Rivers of water in a dry place" to describe the riverbank?

5. Where is the destination in #34 located?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the blue willow plate to Janey?

2. How does Janey finally decide to spend her own nickel?

3. Who is Lupe Romero and how does Janey encounter her?

4. How does the author use foreshadowing regarding the willow plate in Chapter 4?

5. Why does Janey decide not to make any effort to see if there are any kids living in the Mexican family nearby?

6. What is the significance of the nickel in terms of how Mom feels for Janey's good fortune?

7. What does Mom say at the riverbank that surprises Janey for its poetry?

8. Where is Janey invited to go with the Romeros?

9. What does Mom give to Janey to take to the fair?

10. Who is Bounce Reyburn and how do the Larkins encounter him?

(see the answer keys)

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