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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) Curly dock.
(b) Stinging nettles.
(c) Chamomile.
(d) Dandelions.

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

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

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

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

6. In Chapter 5, how many times does the narrator remember holding her father's hand?
(a) 4 or 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) None.

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

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

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

10. 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.

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

12. Where does Mr. Kinsella want to go to get the narrator clothes in Chapter 5?
(a) Gorey.
(b) Kittennel.
(c) Ballymoney.
(d) Courtown.

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

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

15. How many packets of food does the narrator eat after supper in Chapter 3?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How do the narrator and Mrs. Kinsella scrub the mattress?

3. What does the card look like that the narrator picks out for her mother's birthday?

4. What time do the Kinsellas watch the news?

5. What color trousers does Mrs. Kinsella buy the narrator?

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