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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 ride does Janey ride at the fair?
(a) The bumper cars.
(b) The Tilt-a-Whirl.
(c) The merry-go-round.
(d) The Ferris Wheel.

2. Why is Mom worried about Janey?
(a) Janey isn't growing.
(b) Janey stutters.
(c) Janey has asthma.
(d) Janey has a limp.

3. What does Janey actually buy with her nickel?
(a) Hamburger.
(b) Fudge.
(c) Gum.
(d) Root beer.

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

5. What does Janey's father insist that Janey do every day?
(a) Make her bed.
(b) Read.
(c) Pray.
(d) Play outside.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Bounce's job?

2. What does Janey place her feet on to sleep at night?

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

4. What does the man in #61 want from the Larkins?

5. Where are the clean, wet clothes dried?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conclusion does Janey come to regarding Lupe's skin color?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why is paying rent good news for Janey?

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

(see the answer keys)

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