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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the narrator and Mrs. Kinsella climb over and then follow a path worn through the grass in Chapter 2?
(a) Wicket.
(b) Stile.
(c) Gate.
(d) Wall.

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

3. What sounds does the narrator listen to at the well?
(a) The breeze over the mouth of the well.
(b) The echoes from her voice in the well.
(c) Sound of her breath over the mouth of the well.
(d) The wind in the grass.

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

5. What type of cows do the Kinsellas have?
(a) Friesian.
(b) Brown Swiss.
(c) Shorthorn.
(d) Hereford.

6. What would Mrs. Kinsella like to send the narrator's mother in Chapter 2?
(a) Food.
(b) Clothing.
(c) Laborers.
(d) Money.

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

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

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

10. How does the narrator imagine that Mr. Kinsella might take her to town?
(a) In a horse and buggy.
(b) In a red pickup.
(c) On his tractor.
(d) In a blue pickup.

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

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

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

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the narrator's mother's people from?

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

3. Where does the narrator's father drive deep in Chapter 1?

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

5. Where does Mrs. Kinsella get clothes for the narrator after her first bath?

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