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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Emma Lou has been helping her mother, Cilly, by...
(a) Hanging out clothes
(b) Scrubbing floors
(c) Cooking breakfast
(d) Turning the washer ringer

2. What appeals to Jerome about Emma?
(a) Her red hair
(b) Her demure nature
(c) She is not a typical girl
(d) Her laugh

3. What do we know about Jerome's past?
(a) He has not been able to connect with people
(b) He was a happy man
(c) He was married for years
(d) He has been a mediocre stone cutter

4. By chewing up his letters, what do the mice accomplish for Jerome?
(a) He no longer needs to think about the past
(b) He does not have to burn them now
(c) They clean out the box under his bed for him
(d) They provide warmth

5. What made Emma Lou finally decide to go to Jerome's door?
(a) Her anger gave her the courage to go
(b) She liked the look of his front window
(c) He invited her for lunch
(d) He smiled at her in the post office

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Mr. and Mrs. Grouch respond to Jerome's talking?

2. What name did Emma Lou and Jerome assign to Mrs. Grouch?

3. Where are Jerome's stonecutting tools?

4. Emma feels that Roger Donald is...

5. Emma Lou's intention is to use her rifle to...

(see the answer key)

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