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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 does Ben say Miss Annie gave him when he went to her house to see the cat that lives under her porch?
(a) A book.
(b) A soda.
(c) The cat.
(d) Candy.

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

3. What is it Vernon's dad says he wants Vernon to teach him?
(a) To speak French.
(b) To repair ten-speed bicycles.
(c) To read.
(d) To do the trick to make money disappear.

4. Who finds the shoes that are prefect for Ronald?
(a) The salesman.
(b) Vernon.
(c) Bobby.
(d) Ronald.

5. 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) Beans.
(c) Beets.
(d) Cucumbers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the trick Vernon teaches Brownie?

2. What is the favor Steph asks of Tony?

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

4. Maxine interrupts the church service and as she's being led out, what does she say Ronald needs more than anything else?

5. Why does Vernon go to Miss Annie's house after church in chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What does the man at the clothing store say about Ronald?

4. Describe the letter Vernon writes to Miss Marlow.

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

6. Why does Vernon's dad say he never learned to read?

7. What does Miss Annie find out about the possibility of Ronald being taken by Child Protective Services?

8. What are three of the things Maxine says when she interrupts the mass?

9. Why does Vernon become concerned about Maxine and Ronald near the end of chapter 25 and what does he ask Miss Annie?

10. 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?

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