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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Mrs. Kinsella get clothes for the narrator after her first bath?
(a) A dresser in her bedroom.
(b) A trunk in the hall.
(c) A dresser in another bedroom.
(d) A closet.

3. On the wallpaper in the room where the narrator is sleeping at the Kinsella's house, what people are on the wallpaper?
(a) Small boy.
(b) Families.
(c) Children playing.
(d) Boys and girls running.

4. When does the narrator's mother fix pancakes for her?
(a) When her father just got paid.
(b) When her mother is not tired.
(c) When her mother is in a good humor.
(d) When her father has not been gambling.

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 2, when was the last rain shower?
(a) 3 months ago.
(b) First of the month.
(c) 2 months ago.
(d) Middle of the month.

9. How does the narrator keep from falling in the well in Chapter 2?
(a) Mrs. Kinsella holds the belt of her trousers.
(b) Mrs. Kinsella ties a rope around her waist.
(c) She holds onto a railing.
(d) She kneels on the ground.

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

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

12. What are on the wallpaper in the room where the narrator sleeps at the Kinsella's house?
(a) Trains.
(b) Dinosaurs.
(c) Cars and trucks.
(d) Sports equipment.

13. What does the narrator imagine that Mr. Kinsella might buy her in town?
(a) Red lemonade and crisps.
(b) Raspberyade and Jaffa Cakes.
(c) Pineappleade and biscuits.
(d) Brown lemonade and ice cream.

14. What village do the narrator and her father drive through in Chapter 1?
(a) Shillelagh.
(b) Enniscorthy.
(c) New Ross.
(d) Gorey.

15. In Chapter 1, why is the narrator feeling bad when her father leaves?
(a) She wishes her sister had come.
(b) He does not say goodbye.
(c) She wishes her mother had come.
(d) She feels homesick.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color birds can the narrator see from the backseat of the car when she is driving with her father in Chapter 1?

2. In Chapter 1, what day of the week does the narrator's father take her for a drive?

3. On the drive to the Kinsella's, what does the narrator think Mrs. Kinsella will make her drink?

4. What does the narrator use in Chapter 2 to take a drink from the well?

5. How many lamps are in the Kinsella's bedroom?

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