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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 2, when the wind blows, what color does the grass turn?
(a) Silver.
(b) Gray.
(c) Yellow.
(d) White.

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

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

5. When did the narrator's mother pay for last year's haying in Chapter 2?
(a) 6 months after the harvest.
(b) Almost 9 months after the harvest.
(c) Just recently.
(d) 2 months after the harvest.

6. What does the narrator remember her father lost in a game of 45?
(a) White shorthorn.
(b) Roan shorthorn.
(c) Black shorthorn.
(d) Red shorthorn.

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

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

9. What chores does the narrator think she might have to do at the Kinsella's place?
(a) Weed, wash dishes, and do laundry.
(b) Wash dishes and mop floors.
(c) Do laundry, wash dishes, and mop floors.
(d) Clean out sheds, pick stones, and pull ragweed.

10. 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) Rosslare.
(c) Carnew.
(d) Kilmore Quay.

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

12. What does the narrator imagine that Mr. Kinsella might buy her in town?
(a) Pineappleade and biscuits.
(b) Brown lemonade and ice cream.
(c) Red lemonade and crisps.
(d) Raspberyade and Jaffa Cakes.

13. How often has the narrator's mother told her she should change her pants?
(a) Every other week.
(b) Daily.
(c) Once a month.
(d) Once a week.

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color birds can the narrator see from the backseat of the car when she is driving with her father in Chapter 1?

2. In Chapter 1, where was the priest from who prayed for rain that morning?

3. What does Mr. Kinsella put on a saucer in Chapter 1?

4. What type of dog do the Kinsellas have?

5. In Chapter 1, what the narrator thinks she looks like with her hair all loose?

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