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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. Why are the Larkins up so early at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) There is a cotton-picking contest.
(b) They are going to the fair.
(c) They are moving to their next destination.
(d) It is Christmas Day.

2. What is Janey excited to see on her walk?
(a) Hawks.
(b) Cows.
(c) Ladybugs.
(d) Ducks.

3. Who brings gifts and fruit to the Larkins' home?
(a) Mr. Anderson.
(b) Mr. Romero.
(c) Bounce.
(d) Miss Peterson.

4. What does Janey realize Bounce Reyburn is going to do when she sees him?
(a) Kill ducks.
(b) Take some photos.
(c) Go fishing.
(d) Chase her away.

5. What does Janey find as she waits for the teacher to arrive?
(a) A snake.
(b) A bunny.
(c) A horned toad.
(d) A caterpillar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Bounce hoped to trade the willow plate back to the Larkins for?

2. How much will Mr. Larkin give the person in #115 if Mr. Larkin wins one of the top prizes today?

3. Why are the houses and the school crammed so close together?

4. Mr. Anderson tells Janey that the Larkins can _________________________.

5. Why is Janey hesitant to allow the doctor to come to their house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Janey offer the willow plate to Dr. Pierce as payment for Mom's care?

2. What offer does Mr. Anderson make to Mr. Larkin?

3. What is Janey's frame of mind as she sits watching the ducks on the water?

4. What does Janey note about the differences in her parents and she relates to each of them?

5. What does Janey do to prevent Bounce from shooting the ducks she has been watching?

6. Why does Janey go to the Anderson house prior to the Larkin family's leaving the area and what does she learn from Mr. Anderson regarding her willow plate?

7. What does the eucalyptus tree job mean for the Larkin family?

8. How does Janey know that her Mom is very sick?

9. What does Janey offer to Bounce as rent payment so that he will leave the house?

10. Explain what Janey knows about the Camp School.

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