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

2. Where do the students at Lark Creek eat their lunch?
(a) At home.
(b) At their desks.
(c) Outside in the field.
(d) In the cafeteria.

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

4. What does Jess like to do early in the morning?
(a) Read.
(b) Run.
(c) Swim.
(d) Bike.

5. How many sisters does Jess have?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is May Belle?

2. What time were Jess’s sisters supposed to be home by in Chapter 2?

3. What does Jess get from his parents for Christmas?

4. What word(s) does Jess say to himself before he begins running in Chapter 1?

5. Who wins all of the races the first week of school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is peculiar about what Leslie is wearing on the first day of fifth grade?

2. What does Jess want from his father?

3. Why does Jess make dinner for his younger sisters? What does he make?

4. Why does Joyce Ann cry on Christmas Eve?

5. Why are the other teachers critical of Miss Edmunds’ appearance?

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

7. Why does Jess want to get something special for May Belle for Christmas?

8. How does a specific kid bully others in Chapter 5?

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

10. What does Katherine Paterson mean when, on page 3, Jess is described as having more grit than any other 10-year-old?

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