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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 memory Ben mentions that makes Vernon decide to let the younger children read his book?
(a) When Vernon used to be nice to him.
(b) When their mother used to take them to the library.
(c) When their dad used to have time to read to them.
(d) When Steph made them all a present for Christmas.

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

3. Who does Jerry say called his father the previous night?
(a) A woman from Social Services.
(b) Maxine.
(c) Miss Marlow.
(d) His aunt.

4. Why does Daddy buy breath mints after supper?
(a) They had no toothpaste.
(b) It was just a treat.
(c) They had onions.
(d) They had fish.

5. Where does Ronald leave the note he writes for Maxine?
(a) On the table.
(b) On the couch.
(c) The book doesn't say.
(d) On the front door.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the store where Vernon goes to buy Ronald's shoes?

2. Why does Vernon feel responsible for the situation involving Miss Marlow's questions about Maxine?

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

4. Who does Miss Annie call after she learns Miss Marlow has been asking questions?

5. What is the question Vernon asks the lady with all the junk in her yard in an effort to be polite?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the conversation between Vernon and Maxine when Vernon tells her about the situation in front of the lady's house with all the junk in the yard?

2. Describe the letter Vernon writes to Miss Marlow.

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

8. What does Vernon discover when he goes into Maxine's house in chapter 26?

9. What is on television that prompts the argument between Vernon and Maxine in chapter 20 and what does Maxine say about it that makes Vernon mad?

10. What does Vernon's dad say about the night Vernon tried to choke Tony?

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