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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 temperature is the well water?
(a) Ice cold.
(b) Slightly warm.
(c) Hot from the sun.
(d) Cool.

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

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

4. In Chapter 1, what type of flowers are in a glass in Mrs. Kinsella's kitchen?
(a) Ox-eyed daisies.
(b) Lilies.
(c) Anemones.
(d) Flax flowers.

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

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

7. In Chapter 1, what is the weather like when the narrator and her father go for a drive?
(a) Windy and sunny.
(b) Warm and cloudy.
(c) Hot and sunny.
(d) Cloudy and windy.

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

9. In Chapter 1, what is Mrs. Kinsella wearing when the narrator sees her for the first time?
(a) Blue blouse and khaki trousers.
(b) Plaid blouse and navy trousers.
(c) White blouse and black trousers.
(d) Printed blouse and brown trousers.

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

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

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

13. On the wallpaper in the room where the narrator is sleeping at the Kinsella's house, what people are on the wallpaper?
(a) Families.
(b) Small boy.
(c) Children playing.
(d) Boys and girls running.

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mrs. Kinsella baking in Chapter 1?

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

3. What are on the wallpaper in the room where the narrator sleeps at the Kinsella's house?

4. How often has the narrator's mother told her she should change her pants?

5. In Chapter 1, what day of the week does the narrator's father take her for a drive?

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