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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. Giving Janey a nickel to spend gives Janey a lesson in _____________________.
(a) frugality.
(b) spending money.
(c) happiness.
(d) fun.

2. What does the person in #83 think Janey wants to do at the farm?
(a) Milk cows.
(b) Pick vegetables.
(c) Steal eggs.
(d) Ride the horses.

3. How much rent do the Larkins pay for their shack for a month?
(a) Five dollars.
(b) Twenty-five dollars.
(c) Three dollars.
(d) Ten dollars.

4. What has Janey always longed to do?
(a) Have a birthday party.
(b) Go to Hawaii.
(c) Ride a horse.
(d) Go to school.

5. Why does Janey's family move so much?
(a) Her father is in the army.
(b) Her father has to find work.
(c) Janey's mother needs medical treatment.
(d) Her father is a contractor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Lupe invite Janey to go?

2. What does Lupe give to Janey because she thinks that Janey doesn't have any money?

3. Janey notices that her Mom ______________ a lot.

4. Lupe says that her baby sister is ________________.

5. What kind of fish is available to catch on the trip?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is unspoken between Janey and Lupe regarding the ride ticket that Lupe gives Janey?

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

3. Why are the Larkins living the way they are now in California?

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

5. Why is the nickel such a big thing for Mom to give to Janey?

6. What is the image on the blue willow plate?

7. What has Janey always longed to do in a permanent place?

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

9. How old is Janey Larkin and what is she doing as the novel begins?

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

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