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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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) The wind in the grass.
(d) Sound of her breath over the mouth of the well.

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

8. 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) Shelf.
(b) Towel rack.
(c) Picture.
(d) Clock.

9. In Chapter 1, why is the narrator feeling bad when her father leaves?
(a) She wishes her mother had come.
(b) She wishes her sister had come.
(c) He does not say goodbye.
(d) She feels homesick.

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

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

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

13. Where is the narrator's mother's people from?
(a) The coast.
(b) The north.
(c) The east.
(d) The south.

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

15. 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) Printed blouse and brown trousers.
(d) White blouse and black trousers.

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

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

4. In Chapter 2, what color are the butterflies the narrator sees as she walks through the fields with Mrs. Kinsella?

5. What type of cows do the Kinsellas have?

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