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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Miss Annie say she knows so much about gardening?
(a) She's always had a garden.
(b) Books.
(c) Her husband and father were farmers.
(d) She doesn't say.

2. Where does Sandra say she found Vernon's book?
(a) On the kitchen table.
(b) On the couch.
(c) By his bed.
(d) On the sidewalk.

3. What does the woman with all the junk in the yard say Ronald is doing while he stares at her yard?
(a) Singing.
(b) Just staring.
(c) Counting.
(d) Thinking.

4. What does Ronald begin doing when Maxine brings the coffee outside?
(a) Begging for a soda.
(b) Drinking coffee.
(c) Chopping at the ground with a hoe.
(d) Running around pretending to be an airplane.

5. What are Mitchell and Ben "singing" when Vernon arrives home in chapter 24?
(a) That Steph has a boyfriend.
(b) That Ronald's retarded.
(c) That Vernon has a girlfried.
(d) That Vernon's friends with the crazy lady.

6. What does Vernon give Jerry after their argument about Maxine and Ronald?
(a) His book.
(b) Nothing.
(c) His baseball cards.
(d) A baseball.

7. Why does Vernon go to Miss Annie's house after church in chapter 17?
(a) To tell her about Ronald's new shoes.
(b) To help her clean up her yard.
(c) To ask if she'll help him with another carnival.
(d) To thank her for the book.

8. Where does Vernon put his homework when he arrives at Miss Annie's in chapter 22?
(a) On the kitchen table.
(b) On the couch.
(c) In Miss Annie's hand.
(d) On the coffee table.

9. What does Bobby say he'd do if he had a teacher who was as pretty as Miss Marlow?
(a) Make straight A's.
(b) Never go back to school.
(c) Grow up and marry her.
(d) Go to class every day.

10. Which of the seeds does Miss Annie say has to be sowed "with a sweeping motion" in dirt as fine as sand?
(a) Morning glories.
(b) Cucumbers.
(c) Beans.
(d) Beets.

11. What is the only subject Vernon fails on his final report card?
(a) Math.
(b) English.
(c) Shop.
(d) French.

12. What is the suggestion Jerry makes when Ronald argues that Maxine is "mostly" a good mother?
(a) That he should talk to Miss Annie about it.
(b) That he should let the officials decide.
(c) That he should tell Miss Marlow.
(d) That he should help Maxine give up liquor.

13. What is the question Vernon asks the lady with all the junk in her yard in an effort to be polite?
(a) If he can help clean her yard.
(b) What her name is.
(c) How she knows Ronald.
(d) How many statues she has.

14. What do the boys watch on television at Bobby's house?
(a) Cartoons.
(b) A western.
(c) Basketball.
(d) A horror movie.

15. How does Vernon get into the house in the opening of chapter 26?
(a) Maxine opens the door.
(b) Ronald opens the door.
(c) He knows where the spare key is.
(d) The door is unlocked and he goes inside.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vernon promise the Meyers in order to keep Mr. Meyers from pressing charges?

2. Where does Vernon find Brownie's dog food?

3. What are the first words Miss Annie says when Vernon arrives for his lesson in chapter 22?

4. What does Ben say Miss Etta gave him?

5. Where does Vernon's day say Tony had a welt the day after Vernon and Tony fought?

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