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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, how does Mrs. Kinsella clean the narrator's ears?
(a) Washcloth.
(b) Hair clip.
(c) Q-tip.
(d) Cotton balls.

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

3. After cleaning the mattress in Chapter 3, what does Mrs. Kinsella decide they need for breakfast?
(a) Rashers.
(b) Bread pudding.
(c) Oatmeal.
(d) Ham and eggs.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where does Mr. Kinsella take the narrator after the wake in Chapter 5?

4. How did the Kinsella's son die?

5. In Chapter 5, what day of the week is it?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What conversation do the narrator and Mrs. Kinsella have about the dirt in her ears in Chapter 3?

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

4. One evening after the narrator is in bed, what happens when it is noisy in Chapter 4, and Mrs. Kinsella brings the narrator downstairs?

5. What is it like in Gorey?

6. What does Mrs. Kinsella do when Mr. Kinsella says they should buy the narrator some clothes?

7. Why does Mr. Kinsella think it is time to buy the narrator some clothes?

8. What does Mr. Kinsella do when he takes a break in Chapter 3?

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

10. What clothes does Mrs. Kinsella buy the narrator in Gorey?

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