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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What clothes does Mrs. Kinsella give the narrator after her first bath?
(a) Trousers and a red shirt.
(b) Trousers and a striped shirt.
(c) Trousers and a checked shirt.
(d) Trousers and a plaid shirt.

4. In Chapter 1, what is Mrs. Kinsella wearing when the narrator sees her for the first time?
(a) Blue blouse and khaki trousers.
(b) Printed blouse and brown trousers.
(c) White blouse and black trousers.
(d) Plaid blouse and navy trousers.

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

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

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

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

9. Where does the narrator comment that the man who won what her father lost in a game of 45 sold the object?
(a) Blackwater.
(b) Carnew.
(c) Rosslare.
(d) Kilmore Quay.

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

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

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

13. What covers the bed in the Kinsellas' bedroom?
(a) Broken star quilt.
(b) Candlewick spread.
(c) Log cabin quilt.
(d) Chenille spread.

14. What does the narrator use in Chapter 2 to take a drink from the well?
(a) Metal ladle.
(b) Metal mug.
(c) Enamel mug.
(d) Iron ladle.

15. How many lamps are in the Kinsella's bedroom?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator remember her father lost in a game of 45?

3. In Chapter 2, what does the narrator say when Mrs. Kinsella asks her if her mother is all right?

4. In Chapter 2, what light is there from the sun when the narrator goes to bed?

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

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