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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 doesn’t Jess run to his father to hug and kiss him like May Belle?
(a) He’s too old to do that.
(b) He doesn’t like hugs.
(c) His father told him not to.
(d) He doesn’t like his father.

2. In the beginning of Chapter 6, how far away is Christmas?
(a) One day.
(b) One week.
(c) A month away.
(d) Two weeks.

3. Why doesn’t Jess bother with wearing a shirt early in the morning?
(a) Jess didn’t want to get his school clothes dirty.
(b) Jess did wear a shirt first thing in the morning.
(c) Jess didn’t have any clean shirts.
(d) Jess knew that he would get hot as soon as he started running.

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

5. What do Leslie’s parents do for a living?
(a) They are teachers.
(b) They are painters.
(c) They are actors.
(d) They are writers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who/what is Miss Bessie?

2. What does Jess like to do early in the morning?

3. What did Jess win one time the previous school year?

4. What did Jess help his mother do in Chapter 2?

5. What does May Belle call Jess in for in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Jess want to do with his drawings, as described in Chapter 3?

3. Why does Jess blame Leslie for the boys no longer wanting to race?

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

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

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

7. Why does Jess ignore Leslie during recess in Chapter 3?

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

9. What is Jess initially afraid of when he does smile at Leslie?

10. What does Jess want from his father?

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