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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What example of figurative language is the following sentence: “Jess drew the way some people drink whiskey” (p.10)?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Simile.
(d) Personification.

2. What does Jess get from his parents for Christmas?
(a) New books.
(b) New running shoes.
(c) A watercolor set, paint tubes and a pad of paper.
(d) An electric racing car set.

3. What do the other teachers call Miss Edmunds?
(a) Rude.
(b) A hippie.
(c) Crude.
(d) Lazy.

4. May Belle tells Jess he’s “yeller”. What does this mean?
(a) Brave.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Scared.
(d) Proud.

5. What does Jess plan on giving May Belle for Christmas?
(a) A Barbie doll.
(b) Paper dolls.
(c) A new dress.
(d) A jump rope.

6. Who finds and follows Jess at recess in Chapter 3?
(a) Gary Fulcher.
(b) May Belle.
(c) Miss Edmunds.
(d) Leslie Burke.

7. Who do Jess and Leslie tell about the letter in Chapter 5?
(a) May Belle.
(b) Miss Bessie.
(c) Miss Edmunds.
(d) Brenda.

8. What was the hardest part of the plan with Janice Avery?
(a) Having her get caught from Mr. Jenkins.
(b) Running away after she’s been tripped.
(c) Planting the note.
(d) Stealing her lunch so that she doesn’t know who did it.

9. In Chapter 4, why is Jess happy on Friday?
(a) Mrs. Myers said that there is no homework for the weekend.
(b) Students get an extended recess.
(c) Friday is the day Miss Edmunds teaches music.
(d) The school has bought new sports equipment for students.

10. Who does Jess make dinner for in Chapter 2?
(a) His mother and father.
(b) Himself, Miss Bessie and Leslie.
(c) Himself, May Belle and Joyce Ann.
(d) Himself, Brenda and Ellie.

11. What does Leslie give Jess for Christmas?
(a) New running shoes.
(b) A kitten.
(c) Moby Dick.
(d) Watercolors, tubes of paint and an art pad.

12. What grade is Jess and Leslie in?
(a) Ninth.
(b) Fifth.
(c) Fourth.
(d) Seventh.

13. What grade is Jess going in?
(a) Fourth.
(b) Third.
(c) Fifth.
(d) Sixth.

14. Who is supposed to meet Janice Avery in Chapter 5?
(a) Ricky Alonzo.
(b) Willard Hughes.
(c) Bobby Joe Benson.
(d) Gary Fulcher.

15. What does Jess write about for his hobby paper in Mrs. Myers’s class?
(a) Running.
(b) Football.
(c) Drawing.
(d) Basketball.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn’t Jess run to his father to hug and kiss him like May Belle?

2. Besides May Belle, who does Jess like to show his drawings to?

3. What does Jess finally get Leslie for Christmas?

4. What name does Leslie give her and Jess’ secret land?

5. What will happen to Jess if he fights a girl and gets caught?

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