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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Weed, wash dishes, and do laundry.
(d) Do laundry, wash dishes, and mop floors.

3. What is on the wall of the kitchen where Mrs. Kinsella stares after Dan and Mr. Kinsella come into the kitchen in Chapter 1?
(a) Towel rack.
(b) Clock.
(c) Picture.
(d) Shelf.

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

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

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

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

8. What does Mrs. Kinsella fill an enamel jug with in Chapter 1?
(a) Tea.
(b) Lemonade.
(c) Water.
(d) Milk.

9. In Chapter 1, what the narrator thinks she looks like with her hair all loose?
(a) Gypsy child.
(b) Vagrant child.
(c) A hobo.
(d) Wild child.

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

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

12. In Chapter 2, why does the narrator's family not have the hay in?
(a) No one will harvest the hay for them.
(b) Mary is pregnant and Dan will not do it.
(c) They do not have the money to pay the man.
(d) Their equipment broke down.

13. When does Mrs. Kinsella say she last saw the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) When she was 4.
(b) In the pram.
(c) When she was 2.
(d) When she was born.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What type of steps lead to the Kinsella's well?

3. Where does Mrs. Kinsella have the narrator say her prayers in Chapter 2?

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

5. In Chapter 1, what does Mrs. Kinsella send home with the narrator's father?

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