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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Gorey, what are hanging in plastic nets?
(a) Fish.
(b) Beach balls and blow-up toys.
(c) Footballs.
(d) Meat.

3. As the narrator walks with the Kinsellas in Chapter 5, what color does she see leaning up against a gate?
(a) Black.
(b) Chestnut.
(c) Bay.
(d) Brown.

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

5. In Chapter 4, how many men come to the door selling raffle tickets?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

6. In Chapter 5, what day of the week is it?
(a) Friday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Monday.

7. What does Mrs. Kinsella buy at the draper's?
(a) Darning needles and oilcloth printed with yellow pears.
(b) Darning needles and oilcloth printed with vegetables.
(c) Darning needles and oilcloth printed with cherries.
(d) Darning needles and oilcloth printed with strawberries.

8. What does the card look like that the narrator picks out for her mother's birthday?
(a) Bouquet of daisies and tulips.
(b) Cat sitting in front of a bed of dahlias.
(c) Dog sitting in a field.
(d) Bouquet of roses.

9. At the wake in Chapter 5, what does Mr. Kinsella pour for the narrator to drink?
(a) White lemonade.
(b) Tea.
(c) Red lemonade.
(d) Punch.

10. In Gorey, how much money does Mr. Kinsella give the narrator to buy treats?
(a) 10 pence.
(b) A pound.
(c) 20 pence.
(d) 5 pence.

11. Where does the narrator sit during the news in Chapter 3?
(a) On Mrs. Kinsella's lap.
(b) On the floor.
(c) In a rocker.
(d) On the sofa.

12. When the narrator walks with the Kinsellas in Chapter 5, what dog comes barking outside a cottage?
(a) Black.
(b) White.
(c) Black and tan.
(d) Brown and white.

13. What time do the Kinsellas watch the news?
(a) 9 p.m.
(b) 8:30 p.m.
(c) 10 p.m.
(d) 9:30 p.m.

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

15. How did the Kinsella's son die?
(a) Hit by a car.
(b) Fell off a bicycle.
(c) Fell out of a tree.
(d) Drowned.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much oilcloth does Mrs. Kinsella buy at the draper's?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 3, what does the narrator feel when she wakes?

3. In Chapter 4, where do the narrator and Mrs. Kinsella weed?

4. What is the narrator wearing at the beginning of Chapter 5?

5. What blouse does Mrs. Kinsella buy the narrator?

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