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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 Mom cook over a fire on the outing?
(a) Fish.
(b) Beans.
(c) Bacon.
(d) Coffee.

2. What story does Janey read about before going out to play?
(a) The loaves and fishes.
(b) Noah and the Ark.
(c) Jonah and the Whale.
(d) The birth of Jesus.

3. How does Janey feel when Mom gives her the nickel to go to the fair?
(a) Greedy.
(b) Sad.
(c) Guilty.
(d) Angry.

4. What is the only book Janey's family has?
(a) The Bible.
(b) A Christmas Carol.
(c) Of Mice and Men.
(d) Gone With the Wind.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who appears at the Larkins' shack at the beginning of Chapter 4?

2. Who is Lupe's baby sister?

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

4. What ride does Janey ride at the fair?

5. What does Janey's father insist that Janey do every day?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Bounce's secretive behavior about the rent and why does Janey not like him?

2. How does Dad show that he can be content with his life the way it is?

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

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

5. How is the Larkin family's stress exhibited in Chapter 3?

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

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

8. Where do the Larkins go on an outing when Dad is off work?

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

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

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