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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. After Mrs. Kinsella cleans the narrator's ears in Chapter 3, what does she tell the girl could have grown in the dirt?
(a) Ivy.
(b) African violet.
(c) Geranium.
(d) Daisies.

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

6. In Chapter 3, what does Mrs. Kinsella send the narrator to the vegetable garden to pull?
(a) Tomatoes.
(b) Parsley.
(c) Scallions.
(d) Onions.

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

8. In Chapter 5, what are Mrs. Kinsella and the narrator using to make jam?
(a) Plums.
(b) Gooseberries.
(c) Blackberries.
(d) Rhubarb.

9. In Chapter 5 when the Kinsellas and narrator come to the house where the wake is being held, how many men are smoking and leaning against a wall?
(a) A couple.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) Several.

10. In Chapter 3, what does Mr. Kinsella eat on his break?
(a) Crisps.
(b) Jaffa cakes.
(c) Kimberley biscuits.
(d) Mikado biscuits.

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

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

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

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

15. In Chapter 4, where do the narrator and Mrs. Kinsella weed?
(a) Around the front walk.
(b) Flower beds.
(c) Garden.
(d) Around the front steps.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what do Mrs. Kinsella and the narrator make?

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

3. In Chapter 4, how many men come to the door selling raffle tickets?

4. When the narrator comes down after being put to bed, how many macaroons does she eat in Chapter 4?

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

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