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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are men raising money for by selling raffle tickets?
(a) New roof for the school.
(b) Help a family who had a fire.
(c) Help a family who lost their father.
(d) New roof for a church.

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

3. At breakfast in Chapter 3, what news does Mr. Kinsella share?
(a) A rail disaster.
(b) A striker died.
(c) A hotel fire.
(d) A car accident.

4. What machine does Mrs. Kinsella show the narrator that she has not seen before?
(a) Coffee machine.
(b) Freezer.
(c) Washing machine.
(d) Vacuum.

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 3, how many letters come in the mail?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

9. What does Mr. Kinsella make for everyone to drink when he comes in for a break in Chapter 3?
(a) Fruit punch.
(b) Chocolate milk.
(c) Lemonade.
(d) Tea.

10. What does Mr. Kinsella tell the narrator that women have a gift for?
(a) Eventualities.
(b) Kindness.
(c) Planning ahead.
(d) Wisdom.

11. In Chapter 5, whose grave does Mr. Kinsella have to help dig?
(a) Jonathan's.
(b) Michael's.
(c) Andrew's.
(d) William's.

12. What does Mr. Kinsella read after dinner in Chapter 3?
(a) Biography.
(b) Magazine.
(c) Novel.
(d) Newspaper.

13. 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 strawberries.
(c) Darning needles and oilcloth printed with cherries.
(d) Darning needles and oilcloth printed with vegetables.

14. What does the narrator sometimes hear people doing after she has gone to bed in Chapter 4?
(a) Singing.
(b) Playing cards and talking.
(c) Socializing.
(d) Playing music.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What toy looks like it is shivering in Gorey?

3. What color dress does Mrs. Kinsella buy the narrator?

4. What type of plants are growing near Mildred's front door?

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

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