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

2. What is Maxine's last name?
(a) Hastings.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Flooter.
(d) Taylor.

3. Who does Miss Annie say will help Ronald get into his pajamas?
(a) No one.
(b) Maxine.
(c) Miss Marlow.
(d) Miss Annie.

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

5. What does Miss Annie say when Vernon begins to pull a particular weed out of the garden?
(a) That he should be careful to pull them all .
(b) That weeds can be beautiful .
(c) That he should dig it up instead.
(d) That he can't possibly pull them all.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vernon give Jerry after their argument about Maxine and Ronald?

2. What does Vernon plan to buy for Ronald first on their shopping trip?

3. What does the woman with all the junk in the yard say Ronald is doing while he stares at her yard?

4. What are Mitchell and Ben "singing" when Vernon arrives home in chapter 24?

5. What do the boys watch on television at Bobby's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jerry's dad become acquainted with Miss Marlow?

2. What does Miss Annie say about her time watching television with Maxine and Ronald the previous day?

3. What are some of the instructions Miss Annie gives Vernon as he's planting the garden?

4. What does Maxine say was her first impression of the city when she arrived from Carolina?

5. Describe the conversation between Vernon and Maxine at the beginning of chapter 25.

6. Describe the argument Jerry and Vernon have about Maxine's abilities as a mother?

7. What happens when Ben and Mitchell show up where Ronald and Vernon are sitting?

8. Describe the yard Ronald where Ronald stops to stare for so long, and how does Ronald's vision of the yard differ from Vernon's?

9. What does Miss Annie say about having met Vernon prior to his coming to her for tutoring? Why is Vernon embarrassed?

10. What does Vernon say about his father filling out paperwork for the children in the family and why does he say it?

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