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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. Who appears at the Larkins' shack at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Skip Masterson.
(b) Charlie Bowdoin.
(c) Bounce Reyburn.
(d) Sammie Johnson.

2. Mom packs up some salt port and ____________________ for the trip.
(a) a frying pan.
(b) bread.
(c) cheese.
(d) dried peas.

3. Janey suggests that the family go ____________________ when Dad is off work.
(a) to town.
(b) to a museum.
(c) to the river.
(d) to the fair.

4. How old is Janey at the beginning of the book?
(a) 7.
(b) 10.
(c) 3.
(d) 16.

5. Janey thinks that Lupe probably attends the ________________ school.
(a) regular.
(b) private.
(c) charter.
(d) Catholic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the woman who now takes care of Janey?

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

3. What is the name of the dog that runs toward Janey?

4. What does Lupe say is always in the same place at the fair?

5. Where does Lupe invite Janey to go?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the differences between a regular school and a camp school?

2. Why does Janey wish for a brother or a sister?

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

4. Why is Janey jealous of Lupe?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What exhibits do Janey and Lupe look at at the fair and why does Lupe reason that Janey wants to stay by herself in the library booth?

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