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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 is Jess’s consequence for being accused of tripping someone on the bus?
(a) Suspension for two days.
(b) He has to help Janice up and sit next to her.
(c) Detention.
(d) He gets kicked off of the bus and has to walk three miles home.

2. Who steals from May Belle in Chapter 5?
(a) Miss Bessie.
(b) Gary Fulcher.
(c) Willard Hughes.
(d) Janice Avery.

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

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

5. What is Jess’s teacher’s name?
(a) Mrs. Myers.
(b) Mr. Turner.
(c) Mrs. Crawford.
(d) Miss Bessie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What example of figurative language is the following sentence: “Jess drew the way some people drink whiskey” (p.10)?

2. How old is May Belle?

3. What does Jess wait to hear before getting out of bed in the morning?

4. What was the hardest part of the plan with Janice Avery?

5. What does Mrs. Myers ask Jess to do in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jess’s mother treat him the day he helps her can beans?

2. Who acts like a bully in Chapter 5?

3. Why does Jess run every morning during his summer vacation?

4. Why does May Belle call Jess “yeller”?

5. Why doesn’t Jess want anyone to know that he is running?

6. Why won’t Jess show his drawings to his dad?

7. Why isn’t running fun for the boys anymore in Chapter 4?

8. Why is Jess anxious about making something for Leslie’s Christmas gift?

9. Why doesn’t Jess write about drawing for his hobby report in Mrs. Myer’s class?

10. Why is Jess not interested in the fact that he will have new neighbors in the Perkins’ place?

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