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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator imagine on the drive to the Kinsella's that Mrs. Kinsella will fix her for breakfast?
(a) Oatmeal.
(b) Pancakes.
(c) Waffles.
(d) Toast and jam.

2. Where does the narrator comment that the man who won what her father lost in a game of 45 sold the object?
(a) Blackwater.
(b) Rosslare.
(c) Carnew.
(d) Kilmore Quay.

3. What color cat does Mrs. Kinsella have in her kitchen in Chapter 1?
(a) Black and white.
(b) Orange and white.
(c) Tortoiseshell.
(d) Calico.

4. What does Mrs. Kinsella start to hang over the curtain rail when she puts the narrator to bed in Chapter 2?
(a) Quilt.
(b) Spread.
(c) Blanket.
(d) Counterpane.

5. How many measures of water does the narrator drink in Chapter 2?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Dan drops produce on the floor, who bends to pick it up in Chapter 1?

2. What type of dog do the Kinsellas have?

3. What does the narrator remember her father lost in a game of 45?

4. What does the narrator use in Chapter 2 to take a drink from the well?

5. What color are the bathrrom walls at the Kinsellas?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 2, how does the narrator get water from the well?

2. How does the narrator get upstairs and what does she see?

3. When does Dan decide he needs to leave?

4. What does the narrator see as her father turns off on the lane to the Kinsellas?

5. In Chapter 1, where is the narrator riding in the car, and what does she do and see?

6. How does the narrator describe Mrs. Kinsella the first time she sees her?

7. How does a dog greet the narrator and her father when they arrive at the Kinsellas?

8. How is the bath the narrator takes in Chapter 2 different from what she has at home?

9. How is the narrator's mother always busy?

10. What does the narrator see as she and Mrs. Kinsella walk through the fields in Chapter 2?

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