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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What line the hedge of the lane that leads to the Kinsella's house?
(a) Wild berry bushes.
(b) Honeysuckle bushes.
(c) Square-trimmed hedges.
(d) Tall trees.

2. What does Mr. Kinsella put on a saucer in Chapter 1?
(a) Jelly.
(b) Cheese.
(c) Butter.
(d) Beetroot.

3. In Chapter 2, how do the narrator and Mrs. Kinsella walk back to the house?
(a) Holding hands.
(b) Talking.
(c) Skipping.
(d) Singing.

4. What sounds does the narrator listen to at the well?
(a) The echoes from her voice in the well.
(b) The wind in the grass.
(c) Sound of her breath over the mouth of the well.
(d) The breeze over the mouth of the well.

5. How many measures of water does the narrator drink in Chapter 2?
(a) 7.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

6. In Chapter 2, what temperature is the well water?
(a) Hot from the sun.
(b) Ice cold.
(c) Cool.
(d) Slightly warm.

7. What color hair does Mr. Kinsella have?
(a) Black.
(b) White.
(c) Brown.
(d) Red.

8. In Chapter 1, what is the weather like when the narrator and her father go for a drive?
(a) Hot and sunny.
(b) Windy and sunny.
(c) Warm and cloudy.
(d) Cloudy and windy.

9. What flowers can the narrator see from an upstairs window in Chapter 2?
(a) Roses.
(b) Bluebells.
(c) Foxglove.
(d) Dahlias.

10. In Chapter 1, what is the narrator wearing?
(a) Cotton dress and dusty sandals.
(b) Red blouse and black trousers.
(c) Gaberdine dress and old sneakers.
(d) Jumper and dungarees.

11. Where does Mrs. Kinsella have the narrator say her prayers in Chapter 2?
(a) In bed.
(b) Kneeling on the floor.
(c) In the living room.
(d) At the kitchen table.

12. What type of trees are in the Kinsella's yard?
(a) Oaks.
(b) Hawthorns.
(c) Alders.
(d) Weeping willows.

13. In Chapter 2, how long has the narrator's mother said that Mrs. Kinsella can keep the narrator?
(a) A couple months.
(b) As long as she likes.
(c) Until school starts.
(d) Until summer.

14. What type of cows do the Kinsellas have?
(a) Shorthorn.
(b) Hereford.
(c) Friesian.
(d) Brown Swiss.

15. How often has the narrator's mother told her she should change her pants?
(a) Once a month.
(b) Every other week.
(c) Once a week.
(d) Daily.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator imagine that Mr. Kinsella might take her to town?

2. In Chapter 2, why does the narrator's family not have the hay in?

3. In Chapter 1, why is the narrator feeling bad when her father leaves?

4. Where does the narrator comment that the man who won what her father lost in a game of 45 sold the object?

5. What do the narrator and Mrs. Kinsella climb over and then follow a path worn through the grass in Chapter 2?

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