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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 is Janey hesitant to allow the doctor to come to their house?
(a) She thinks her Mom will be angry.
(b) She thinks Mrs. Romero will get in trouble.
(c) She thinks her father will be mad.
(d) She knows the house will be dirty.

2. What does the teacher allow the students to do during the day?
(a) Take little naps.
(b) Run around outside.
(c) Get drinks at the well.
(d) Move around a bit.

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

4. Why does Bounce come to the Larkin house one night?
(a) To evict the Larkins.
(b) To pay Mr. Larkin.
(c) To collect rent.
(d) To get wood.

5. How much will Mr. Larkin give the person in #115 if Mr. Larkin wins one of the top prizes today?
(a) $5.
(b) $25.
(c) $15.
(d) $10.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lupe say she would buy if she had a lot of money?

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

3. Why does Mrs. Larkin not want to go to a hospital?

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

5. What kind of shop is Mrs. Romero going to open?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the family relieved as Mom's condition continues to improve?

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

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

5. Describe the events of the Larkins moving into the place recently vacated by Bounce?

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

7. Who intrudes on Janey's contentment as she sits watching the ducks?

8. What does the large pile of firewood at the house signify for Janey?

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

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

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