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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 the name of Beatrice's current fiance at the beginning of the story?
(a) Harold.
(b) Arthur.
(c) Marten.
(d) Tom.

2. What is Emily's last name?
(a) Vanderbeek.
(b) Vanderstunt.
(c) Vanderlyn.
(d) Vanderpool.

3. How long is Beatrice deaf for?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 4 months.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 8 months.

4. Who is suspected of poisoning Daisy and her sister's pet?
(a) A neighborhood bully.
(b) Their guardian.
(c) Mr. Murphy.
(d) Daisy.

5. What is Mrs. Ramsey's reputation in the community she lives in?
(a) She is a bad influence on the children.
(b) She hates animals.
(c) She is wild for an older woman.
(d) She is pure of heart.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes the blame for Lottie's crimes?

2. What is the name of the woman Jim is introduced to at the school he attends?

3. What do Beatrice and her fiance do the night before they are to be married?

4. What is the name of the family that Ella babysits for?

5. What type of animal is Shannon?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ella fear and how does she show it?

2. How does Emma show that she is afraid of rejection?

3. What is the gift that Arthur sends to his grandmother? How does it affect her?

4. What does Angelica believe her purpose in life is?

5. How are Daisy and her sister able to find humor in unpleasantness?

6. How does the title, "A Summer Day", correspond to the story of Jim Littlefield?

7. How is anonymity a theme in "The Philosophy Lesson"?

8. What do Polly's actions after she learns that her fiance has died represent?

9. Why does Judy think that her happiest day was the day in the mountains?

10. How is Hannah used as a tool between her parents?

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