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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What chore does Vernon's dad say they are all going to take turns doing?
(a) Watering the flowers.
(b) Washing dishes.
(c) Taking out the trash.
(d) Doing laundry.

2. What does Maxine have in her hand when Vernon arrives to take him shopping?
(a) A bottle of liquor.
(b) A comb and a bar of soap.
(c) A bowl of cereal.
(d) A newspaper.

3. Where does Miss Annie say she's going to get seeds for Maxine's garden?
(a) She'll get them from Milt's.
(b) She'll go to town.
(c) She's ordered them.
(d) She's going to send Vernon to get them.

4. What is Vernon's response when Miss Annie says she wants Vernon to help with a garden?
(a) That it's too much work.
(b) That he doesn't want to do it.
(c) That it has to be cared for.
(d) That he'll gather up some others to help.

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

6. Maxine interrupts the church service and as she's being led out, what does she say Ronald needs more than anything else?
(a) A bicycle.
(b) Prayer.
(c) A family.
(d) Love.

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

8. What does Vernon do with the ribbons Ronald wins?
(a) Puts them in Ronald's pocket.
(b) Has Miss Marlow keep them.
(c) Pins them on Ronald's shirt.
(d) Holds them for Ronald.

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

10. What kind of shoes has Vernon been wearing all spring?
(a) Boots.
(b) Worn out tennis shoes.
(c) Flip-flops.
(d) Nikes.

11. What does Vernon say about the smell of the dirt as he's digging Maxine's garden?
(a) That he can't stand it long enough to finish the digging.
(b) That he hates it.
(c) That it smells like a promise.
(d) That he likes it.

12. What's wrong with Miss Annie that keeps her from walking around the neighborhood?
(a) She's lazy.
(b) She doesn't have shoes.
(c) Her back.
(d) Arthritis.

13. What is the word Ronald is apparently trying to say?
(a) Mama.
(b) Dog.
(c) Please.
(d) Hungry.

14. Who does Miss Annie say should be told about Ronald's effort to talk?
(a) Miss Marlow.
(b) Special Services officials.
(c) No one.
(d) Maxine.

15. Where does Vernon find Brownie's dog food?
(a) In the living room floor.
(b) On the back porch.
(c) In the kitchen cabinet.
(d) In a corner.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Maxine say she doesn't let Ronald wear his shoes as often as he wants?

2. Who gets Ronald ready for the Special Olympics?

3. What does Miss Annie say a neighbor left on the porch for Ronald's supper?

4. Who is waiting outside the shoe store?

5. Who tells Vernon that Maxine is drunk in front of the Meyer's house?

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