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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During this first visit with Jerome, Emma Lou...
(a) Remains quiet and withdrawn
(b) Ridicules Jerome for having animals
(c) Brings her dog, Ma Grady
(d) Demonstrates her large appetite

2. What does Emma Lou use for a weapon?
(a) A bat
(b) A beany
(c) A pellet gun
(d) A peashooter

3. What characteristic makes Jerome Kildee want to live in the middle of the forest?
(a) He is a forager
(b) He is a silent man
(c) He is speech impaired
(d) He is afraid of people

4. Who is Mr. Grouch?
(a) The male raccoon who lives in the redwood tree
(b) A neighbor at the foot of the mountain
(c) A spotted skunk
(d) A big rat in the wall

5. Where are Jerome's stonecutting tools?
(a) In a cupboard
(b) In a knot in the redwood tree
(c) Behind the last stone in the fireplace
(d) Buried nearby

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Jerome able to tolerate skunks in the house?

2. Emma Lou probably gets her tough-guy attitude from...

3. What does Jerome regret about the people he encountered in his work?

4. When the Eppy family arrived in the redwood forest, they were a family of

5. To what strange place does Mrs. Grouch move her children?

(see the answer key)

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