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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Primrose tells Uncle Jack he could sell the "cinnamon house" if he would just do one thing. What is it?
(a) Buy the new owner a puppy.
(b) Listen to Primrose's advice and insights about the townspeople.
(c) Move away from Coal Harbour.
(d) Make it smell like roses.
2. What smell do some people believe makes a house "homier" and helps to sell it?
(a) Oranges.
(b) Cinnamon.
(c) Skunk.
(d) Roses.
3. What country is Coal Harbour in?
(a) England.
(b) Brazil.
(c) Canada.
(d) The United States.
4. How long has Primrose known Miss Perfidy?
(a) Two months.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Twenty years.
(d) All her life.
5. What gift does Uncle Jack give Primrose?
(a) A pony.
(b) A seal.
(c) A teddy bear.
(d) A puppy.
6. Miss Honeycut is from Europe, and claims to be related to whom?
(a) The Queen of England.
(b) Johnny Depp.
(c) Elvis.
(d) Uncle Jack.
7. What do Miss Perfidy's cookies always taste like?
(a) Mothballs.
(b) Sunshine.
(c) Lemon.
(d) Strawberries.
8. What did Primrose think about spending "family time" with her parents before they were lost?
(a) It was more fun than eating ice cream.
(b) It was boring.
(c) It was the most fun she ever had.
(d) It did not happen often enough.
9. Who counsels the other children to be kind to Primrose because her parents are presumed dead?
(a) The Town Council.
(b) Miss Perfidy.
(c) Uncle Jack.
(d) Miss Honeycut.
10. One of the girls taunting her says that Primrose's mother should have done what instead of sailing off into the storm to find her husband?
(a) Build a new boat.
(b) Call the Coast Guard.
(c) Stay with Primrose.
(d) Wait until morning.
11. What color is Primrose's hair?
(a) Orange -- "the color of carrots in apricot glaze."
(b) Purple -- "the color of spring lilacs."
(c) Blond -- "the color of autumn wheat."
(d) Green -- "the color of leaves in the summer."
12. Miss Perfidy smells oddly of what?
(a) Mothballs.
(b) Cheetos.
(c) Used Q-tips.
(d) Bad perfume.
13. Where are Primrose's sweaters left?
(a) At Miss Perfidy's house.
(b) In the gym.
(c) At Uncle Jack's house.
(d) At her parent's house.
14. What does Primrose decide to write in her mother's notebook?
(a) Songs.
(b) A journal.
(c) Poems.
(d) Recipes.
15. What word best describes Miss Perfidy's personality?
(a) Odd.
(b) Happy.
(c) Smart.
(d) Hungry.
Short Answer Questions
1. Primrose avoids the children one day by slipping into a store run by Mr. and Mrs. Cantina. What type of store is it?
2. When Primrose's parents are lost at sea, everyone else assumes they are dead. However, Primrose "just knows" they are where?
3. When did Primrose's family decide to spend some quality time together?
4. Miss Bowzer suggests that Primrose have someone beat up the children bullying her. Who does she suggest?
5. Why is the whaling industry dying in Coal Harbour?
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