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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 Mr. Larkin bring home this night?
(a) Groceries.
(b) Tires.
(c) Wood.
(d) Coats.

2. What day of the week is it in Chapter 6?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Wednesday.

3. What does Janey do when she sees Bounce?
(a) Runs toward him.
(b) Screams.
(c) Waves her arms.
(d) Runs home.

4. What had Bounce hoped to trade the willow plate back to the Larkins for?
(a) The rent receipts.
(b) Firewood.
(c) Tobacco.
(d) Chickens.

5. On what festival day do the students dance around a maypole at school?
(a) Santa Lucia Day.
(b) May Day.
(c) Festivus.
(d) St. Ingrid Day.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Janey go to the Anderson farm one more time before the family leaves again?

2. What does a large pile of wood signify to Janey?

3. Who brings gifts and fruit to the Larkins' home?

4. How much rent money does Mr. Anderson return to the Larkins?

5. What is Mr. Anderson's plan for Bounce?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Dad enter into a fight with Bounce that could land Dad in jail?

2. Why does Janey attend the Camp School instead of the Regular School?

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

4. What does Janey notice as she waits for the teacher and other students at the Camp School?

5. Where does Janey decide to go since Dad is not going to work and won't be taking her to school this day?

6. What memory is prompted for Janey when seeing cows outside on a cold night?

7. Describe Janey's first day at Camp School.

8. What is Janey's reasoning for gauging the teacher by how the teacher reacts to the horned toad?

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

10. What is the purpose of Miss Peterson's visit to the Larkin house?

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