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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What observations does Jess make about Leslie’s mother in Chapter 9?
(a) That she watches a lot of television.
(b) That she eats a lot.
(c) That she is much shorter than his mother.
(d) Her eyes are glassy and focused on something far away.

2. Who meets Jess in the barn when he’s milking the cow in Chapter 6?
(a) Ellie.
(b) Leslie.
(c) His mother.
(d) May Belle.

3. Why has Prince Terrien been exiled?
(a) He growls and barks at Mr. Burke.
(b) The Burke family has a difficult time getting things down with the puppy’s playfulness.
(c) He defecates in the house.
(d) He chews on the furniture.

4. What does Leslie give May Belle in Chapter 4?
(a) Doll house.
(b) Paper dolls.
(c) Dress up clothes.
(d) A baby doll.

5. At the Smithsonian, which exhibit does Jess feel a “frightening sense of kinship” with (p.100)?
(a) The large art murals.
(b) he display case with the dinosaur fossils.
(c) The display case holding the Native Americans draped in buffalo skins leading a herd over a cliff, with more Native Americans below, ready to butcher.
(d) The Egyptian mummy exhibit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Leslie found dead?

2. In Chapter 4, why is Jess happy on Friday?

3. What does Jess like to draw?

4. What does Jess hide under his mattress?

5. What season is it in Chapter 7?

(see the answer key)

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