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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first thing that Mrs. Kinsella wants the narrator to do after her father leaves?
(a) Put away her things.
(b) Take a bath.
(c) Help clean the kitchen.
(d) Go outside to play.

2. On the drive to the Kinsella's, what does the narrator think Mrs. Kinsella will make her drink?
(a) Milk fresh from a cow.
(b) Water.
(c) Tea.
(d) Cod liver oil.

3. In Chapter 1, what does Mrs. Kinsella send home with the narrator's father?
(a) Corn.
(b) Beans.
(c) Rhubarb.
(d) Peas.

4. In Chapter 2, what light is there from the sun when the narrator goes to bed?
(a) Full sun.
(b) A hint of light.
(c) None.
(d) A dim light.

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

6. In Chapter 2, what does the narrator say when Mrs. Kinsella asks her if her mother is all right?
(a) She has headaches.
(b) She hurt her foot.
(c) She used to get sick in the mornings.
(d) She gets tired.

7. In Chapter 1, what day of the week does the narrator's father take her for a drive?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Monday.

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

9. Where does the narrator's father drive deep in Chapter 1?
(a) Wexford.
(b) Waterford.
(c) Wicklow.
(d) Down.

10. What does Mrs. Kinsella fill an enamel jug with in Chapter 1?
(a) Water.
(b) Lemonade.
(c) Tea.
(d) Milk.

11. What chores does the narrator think she might have to do at the Kinsella's place?
(a) Do laundry, wash dishes, and mop floors.
(b) Weed, wash dishes, and do laundry.
(c) Clean out sheds, pick stones, and pull ragweed.
(d) Wash dishes and mop floors.

12. When Dan drops produce on the floor, who bends to pick it up in Chapter 1?
(a) Mr. Kinsella.
(b) Mrs. Kinsella.
(c) The narrator.
(d) He does.

13. What does the narrator imagine on the drive to the Kinsella's that Mrs. Kinsella will fix her for breakfast?
(a) Toast and jam.
(b) Pancakes.
(c) Oatmeal.
(d) Waffles.

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

15. What is Mrs. Kinsella baking in Chapter 1?
(a) Raisin cookies.
(b) Rhubarb tart.
(c) Strawberry tart.
(d) Oatmeal cookies.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often has the narrator's mother told her she should change her pants?

2. What village do the narrator and her father drive through in Chapter 1?

3. What type are the fences around the Kinsella's fields?

4. In Chapter 2, what bird can the narrator see from an upstairs window?

5. When does the narrator's mother fix pancakes for her?

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