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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what do Mrs. Kinsella and the narrator make?
(a) Green bean casserole.
(b) Coleslaw and 2 loaves.
(c) Salad and loaves.
(d) Fruit salad and loaves.

2. When does the narrator wake when she is with the Kinsellas?
(a) Early with the sun.
(b) 5 a.m.
(c) 6 a.m.
(d) Before dawn.

3. In Chapter 5, what bird does the narrator see on the window ledge?
(a) Sparrow.
(b) Crow.
(c) Blue jay.
(d) Robin.

4. In Chapter 4, what do Mrs. Kinsella and the narrator paint?
(a) Front door.
(b) Kitchen.
(c) Parlor.
(d) Skirting boards.

5. In Chapter 5, what do Mrs. Kinsella and the narrator buy at the butcher's?
(a) Chicken and rashers.
(b) Rashers and lamb.
(c) Rashers and sausages.
(d) Sausages and beef roast.

6. Where does Mr. Kinsella have the narrator run to in Chapter 3?
(a) Post box.
(b) Barn.
(c) Garden.
(d) Shed.

7. How do the narrator and Mrs. Kinsella scrub the mattress?
(a) Bleach and hot water.
(b) Vinegar, baking soda, and hot water.
(c) Vinegar and hot water.
(d) Detergent and hot water.

8. In Chapter 5 as the narrator walks with Mildred, what does she see growing in the ditches?
(a) Curly dock.
(b) Chamomile.
(c) Dandelions.
(d) Stinging nettles.

9. At the beginning of Chapter 3, what does the narrator feel when she wakes?
(a) Hot and cold.
(b) Wet.
(c) Frightened.
(d) Ashamed.

10. How are men digging ice cream out of tubs in Gorey?
(a) With plastic spoons.
(b) With metal scoops.
(c) With metal spoons.
(d) With enamel cups.

11. What toy looks like it is shivering in Gorey?
(a) Dolphin.
(b) Dog.
(c) Cat.
(d) Rabbit.

12. What does Mrs. Kinsella blame the dampness of the mattress on?
(a) A glass of water spilling on the bed.
(b) Rain from the window.
(c) Dampness in the room.
(d) The narrator wetting the bed.

13. In Gorey in Chapter 5, what does the narrator buy from the sweet store?
(a) Clove rocks.
(b) Black Jacks.
(c) Dairy milk bar.
(d) Hard gums.

14. Where do Mrs. Kinsella and the narrator drag the mattress in Chapter 3?
(a) In the driveway.
(b) In the bathroom.
(c) In the barn.
(d) In the yard.

15. What color trousers does Mrs. Kinsella buy the narrator?
(a) Dark blue.
(b) Brown.
(c) Black.
(d) Khaki.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Kinsella tell the narrator that women have a gift for?

2. What does Mrs. Kinsella buy at the draper's?

3. At breakfast in Chapter 3, what news does Mr. Kinsella share?

4. In Chapter 3, how many letters come in the mail?

5. What does Mr. Kinsella want the narrator to buy for him in Gorey from the money he gives her?

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