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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does the narrator tell Mrs. Kinsella is the work her mother is waiting to have done in Chapter 1?
(a) Corn harvesting.
(b) Wheat cutting.
(c) Straw cutting.
(d) Hay cutting.

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

7. How does Mrs. Kinsella get the dirt under the narrator's toenails?
(a) Soaking in the hot water.
(b) Sliding an emery board under her nails.
(c) Tweezers.
(d) Lathering soap on her toes.

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

9. In Chapter 1, where was the priest from who prayed for rain that morning?
(a) Drinagh.
(b) Ballygarrett.
(c) Kilmuckridge.
(d) Courtown.

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

11. What color birds can the narrator see from the backseat of the car when she is driving with her father in Chapter 1?
(a) Gray.
(b) Brown.
(c) Blue.
(d) Black.

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

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

14. What color are the bathrrom walls at the Kinsellas?
(a) White.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Green.
(d) Blue.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What covers the bed in the Kinsellas' bedroom?

2. In Chapter 2, how do the narrator and Mrs. Kinsella walk back to the house?

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

4. What type of steps lead upstairs from the kitchen at the Kinsellas?

5. In Chapter 1, what is the narrator wearing?

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