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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. In Chapter 3, what do Mrs. Kinsella and the narrator eat after supper?
(a) Shreddies.
(b) Ready Brek.
(c) Weetabix.
(d) Flahavan's

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

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

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

5. 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) Several.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 5, how many lights can the narrator see when Mr. Kinsella has her look out to sea?

2. What type of shoes does Mrs. Kinsella buy the narrator?

3. How did the Kinsella's son die?

4. In Chapter 4, what do Mrs. Kinsella and the narrator paint?

5. What type of sauce do Mrs. Kinsella and the narrator make in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what does the narrator keep waiting for?

2. What does Mrs. Kinsella fix for breakfast in Chapter 3?

3. What does Mr. Kinsella give the narrator when they give to town, and what conversation do he and Mrs. Kinsella have about his gift?

4. What is it like in Gorey?

5. In Chapter 3, what does the narrator notice on the news?

6. In Chapter 3, why does Mr. Kinsella have the narrator run?

7. In Chapter 5, what does Mr. Kinsella tell the narrator to do before they go to town, and what does she think about what he says?

8. At the beginning of Chapter 5, what are the narrator and Mrs. Kinsella doing when Mr. Kinsella comes in from the yard?

9. What card does the narrator pick out at a gift gallery and why?

10. In Chapter 3, how does the narrator help the woman around the house?

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