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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. Aunt Patty tells Mrs. Biddle that Willa Jo is ____________________________.
(a) "a blessing."
(b) "an angel among us."
(c) "not the brightest bulb in the box."
(d) "the spawn of the devil."

2. What are Willa Jo and Little Sister doing at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) Swimming at the pool.
(b) Sitting on the roof.
(c) Watching television.
(d) Working on a puzzle.

3. What is the excavation that Liz shows to Willa Jo and Little Sister?
(a) An old fort.
(b) A treehouse.
(c) A big tent.
(d) A cave.

4. What can Willa Jo not tell her mother on the phone?
(a) That she is sewing a new dress.
(b) That she is taking swimming lessons.
(c) That they are happy at Aunt Patty's.
(d) That she kissed a boy.

5. What is the name of Willa Jo's group at Bible School?
(a) The Son-Shines.
(b) The Suncatchers.
(c) The Sunbeams.
(d) The Sunflowers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Aunt Patty not want Willa Jo and Little Sister to play with the family across the street?

2. What has Little Sister not done since Baby died?

3. Mrs. Wainwright is president of which organization?

4. What does Aunt Patty do when Willa Jo and Little Sister refuse to come down off the roof?

5. What does Aunt Patty do when Little Sister rearranges the items in #33?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Willa Jo envious of the relationship Liz has with her mother?

2. What was life like for Willa Jo, Little Sister and their mother after Baby died?

3. Who is Elizabeth Fingers and how do the girls meet her?

4. How has Aunt Patty probably misjudged Liz Fingers?

5. How does Aunt Patty react when Little Sister brings all the newts into the kitchen?

6. How does Willa Jo override Miss Pettibone's authority by removing Little Sister from the threat of ticks during lunchtime?

7. How does Little Sister communicate since she has stopped talking, and what does Aunt Patty think about it?

8. How does Cynthia's mother indicate that she knows her daughter is misbehaving while playing with the girls?

9. Why is Willa Jo especially sensitive about keeping Little Sister safe?

10. How does Aunt Patty feel when she hears the girls tell their mother that they want to come home?

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