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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 Vernon give Jerry after their argument about Maxine and Ronald?
(a) His baseball cards.
(b) Nothing.
(c) His book.
(d) A baseball.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Miss Marlow say Ronald is going to live?

2. What is it Vernon's dad says he wants Vernon to teach him?

3. Who reads part of Vernon's book to Ben?

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

5. What does Ben say the cat that lives under Miss Annie's porch is named?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

5. 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?

6. What is Vernon thinking when Steph arrives home that night?

7. Describe the scene in which the boys are trying to help Ronald find the perfect shoes.

8. Describe how Vernon acts during the Special Olympics and why his actions prompt Miss Marlow to say that he's very good with the special needs children.

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

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

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