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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. As the narrator walks with the Kinsellas in Chapter 5, what color does she see leaning up against a gate?
(a) Brown.
(b) Chestnut.
(c) Bay.
(d) Black.

2. Where does Mr. Kinsella have the narrator run to in Chapter 3?
(a) Post box.
(b) Shed.
(c) Garden.
(d) Barn.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what bird does the narrator see on the window ledge?

2. What time do the Kinsellas watch the news?

3. In Chapter 4, what does the narrator hear when Mrs. Kinsella fetches her downstairs because it is too noisy to sleep?

4. In Gorey, how much money does Mr. Kinsella give the narrator to buy treats?

5. How are men digging ice cream out of tubs in Gorey?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. At the beginning of Chapter 4, how does the narrator describe a typical day?

3. 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?

4. Who takes the narrator away from the wake, and what questions does the woman have?

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

6. What does Mrs. Kinsella tell the narrator that a wake is like?

7. What is it like in Gorey?

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

9. What can the narrator hear sometimes after she is in bed?

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

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