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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say that her mother says she should not take from a man?
(a) Hug.
(b) Present.
(c) Money.
(d) Kiss.

2. When the narrator comes down after being put to bed, how many macaroons does she eat in Chapter 4?
(a) A dozen.
(b) 3.
(c) 8.
(d) A half dozen.

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

4. What color dress does Mrs. Kinsella buy the narrator?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Mauve.
(c) Lilac.
(d) Pink.

5. In Chapter 5, where does the narrator find Mrs. Kinsella crying?
(a) On the landing looking out a window.
(b) In the bathroom.
(c) By the chest of drawers in the bedroom where the narrator is sleeping.
(d) In the couple's bedroom.

6. In Chapter 4, what does the narrator hear when Mrs. Kinsella fetches her downstairs because it is too noisy to sleep?
(a) Dog barking.
(b) Donkey.
(c) Cat howling.
(d) People shouting.

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

8. Where does Mr. Kinsella take the narrator after the wake in Chapter 5?
(a) Yard.
(b) Barn.
(c) Beach.
(d) Well.

9. In Chapter 3, what do Mrs. Kinsella and the narrator make that has to be kept cold?
(a) Ice cubes.
(b) Cream.
(c) Butter.
(d) Ice cream.

10. How much oilcloth does Mrs. Kinsella buy at the draper's?
(a) 5 yards.
(b) 4 yards.
(c) 3 yards.
(d) 6 yards.

11. What does Mr. Kinsella want the narrator to buy for him in Gorey from the money he gives her?
(a) White chocolate mega jazzies.
(b) Boiled sweets.
(c) Chocolate mega jazzies.
(d) Choc-ice.

12. What do Mrs. Kinsella and the narrator dig in Chapter 3?
(a) Radishes.
(b) Onions.
(c) Carrots.
(d) New potatoes.

13. What does Mr. Kinsella suggest that the narrator do before they go to town in Chapter 5?
(a) Have a snack.
(b) Get her jacket.
(c) Comb her hair.
(d) Wash her hands and face.

14. What is the narrator wearing at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) Navy-blue trousers and a blue shirt.
(b) Navy-blue trousers and a plaid shirt.
(c) Brown trousers and a yellow shirt.
(d) Brown trousers and a white shirt.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what color shells does the narrator find?

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

3. How many times does Mrs. Kinsella brush the narrator's hair before bed in Chapter 3?

4. In Chapter 5, how many times does the narrator remember holding her father's hand?

5. In Chapter 5, whose grave does Mr. Kinsella have to help dig?

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