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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type are the fences around the Kinsella's fields?
(a) Electric.
(b) Barbed wire.
(c) Wood.
(d) Rail fencing.

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

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

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

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

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

7. In Chapter 2, what color are the butterflies the narrator sees as she walks through the fields with Mrs. Kinsella?
(a) White.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Orange.
(d) Blue.

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

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

10. 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 used to get sick in the mornings.
(c) She hurt her foot.
(d) She gets tired.

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

12. What color is the Kinsella's house?
(a) Brown.
(b) Blue.
(c) White.
(d) Cream.

13. In Chapter 2, what bird can the narrator see from an upstairs window?
(a) Crow.
(b) Pigeon.
(c) Blackbird.
(d) Dove.

14. What type of bucket does Mrs. Kinsella grab before taking the narrator to the fields in Chapter 2?
(a) Plastic.
(b) Zinc.
(c) Wooden.
(d) Metal.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator tell Mrs. Kinsella is the work her mother is waiting to have done in Chapter 1?

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

4. What color hair does Mrs. Kinsella have?

5. In Chapter 1, what type of flowers are in a glass in Mrs. Kinsella's kitchen?

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