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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What type of dog do the Kinsellas have?
(a) Sheepdog.
(b) Border collie.
(c) Terrier.
(d) Hound.

3. What is different about the bath for the narrator from the ones she has had at home?
(a) Smells good.
(b) Deeper and hotter.
(c) Clean and fresh.
(d) Has bubbles.

4. Where does Mrs. Kinsella have the narrator say her prayers in Chapter 2?
(a) Kneeling on the floor.
(b) In the living room.
(c) In bed.
(d) At the kitchen table.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. What type of steps lead to the Kinsella's well?
(a) Stone.
(b) Brick.
(c) Dirt.
(d) Cement.

15. In Chapter 2, what temperature is the well water?
(a) Cool.
(b) Slightly warm.
(c) Ice cold.
(d) Hot from the sun.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first thing that Mrs. Kinsella wants the narrator to do after her father leaves?

2. How many measures of water does the narrator drink in Chapter 2?

3. What does the narrator imagine on the drive to the Kinsella's that Mrs. Kinsella will fix her for breakfast?

4. Where does the narrator comment that the man who won what her father lost in a game of 45 sold the object?

5. On the wallpaper in the room where the narrator is sleeping at the Kinsella's house, what people are on the wallpaper?

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