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

2. Who is Jimmy?
(a) A bagger at the A&P who is taking Steph out.
(b) A friend of Ben's who got in trouble.
(c) Vernon's cousin who's coming for a visit.
(d) Jerry's oldest brother.

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

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

5. What are the first words Miss Annie says when Vernon arrives for his lesson in chapter 22?
(a) You're early.
(b) You're late.
(c) You're right on time.
(d) The seeds arrived.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the seeds does Miss Annie say has to be sowed "with a sweeping motion" in dirt as fine as sand?

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

3. Who does Vernon see outside Maxine's house when he and Miss Annie are looking out the window?

4. What kind of shoes has Vernon been wearing all spring?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Describe supper on the night Steph has a date.

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

9. Why does Vernon make a list of Ronald's favorite things as they begin their shopping trip, what are some of the things on the list and what is Ronald's reaction?

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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