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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the dentist keep his equipment in the winter?
(a) Basement.
(b) Garage.
(c) Shed.
(d) Barn.

2. What does Oddball want Janina to help him with in Chapter 11?
(a) Pouring concrete.
(b) Fixing a waterspout.
(c) Covering a broken window with plywood.
(d) Fixing his front door.

3. When did Oddball's mother die?
(a) When he was 15.
(b) After he and his sister were through secondary school.
(c) When he was 11.
(d) When he finished elementary school.

4. What nationality was Oddball's mother?
(a) Czech.
(b) Romanian.
(c) German.
(d) Lithuanian.

5. What is the name of the writer's wife?
(a) Agata.
(b) Sabiny.
(c) Dabrowka.
(d) Gabrysia.

6. What type of car does the President's wife drive?
(a) Saab.
(b) Toyota 4 Runner.
(c) Jeep Cherokee.
(d) Audi.

7. What is the name of the man who is said to have let foxes loose from his farm?
(a) Czarny.
(b) Ginter.
(c) Innerd.
(d) Bojarski.

8. In Chapter 9, when does spring start?
(a) May.
(b) March.
(c) June.
(d) April.

9. Where was Good News born?
(a) Village outside Bozcow.
(b) Village outside of Krakow.
(c) Village outside Klodzko.
(d) Village outside Warsaw.

10. What bottles of drinks at the mushroom pickers' ball are intended to look like mushrooms?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) White wine.
(c) Red wine.
(d) Vodka.

11. What is having an inspirational effect on Janina in Chapter 12?
(a) Neptune.
(b) Mars.
(c) Pluto.
(d) Venus.

12. In Chapter 11, what type of flowers are blooming when Janina and Boros help Oddball with a project?
(a) Lilies.
(b) Peonies.
(c) Violets.
(d) Dandelions.

13. What type of scientist is Borys?
(a) Geologist.
(b) Biologist.
(c) Ethologist.
(d) Entomologist.

14. When do Janina and Dizzy have to have their translation sessions in town at Dizzy's place?
(a) April.
(b) June.
(c) May.
(d) July.

15. What does Borys study?
(a) Earthquakes.
(b) Foxes.
(c) Beetles.
(d) Volcanoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was an animal sign found for each of the people killed by Chapter 13 of the novel?

2. In Chapter 12, when was a horse in France sentened for killing a man?

3. What is Oddball suffering from when he comes to Janina's house in Chapter 11?

4. What prize do Janina and Oddball win for their costumes at the mushroom pickers' ball?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 11, how long has Boros been staying with Janina when Oddball comes to Janina's house?

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