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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. When the Eppy family arrived in the redwood forest, they were a family of
(a) Six
(b) Five
(c) Four
(d) Three

5. Where did Emma go to visit her aunt?
(a) San Ramon
(b) Santa Rita
(c) Santa Clara
(d) Santa Cruz

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the history of Jerome's stonecutting business?

2. What is the lifestyle change that Jerome makes when he moves to his hundred acres in the woods?

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

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

5. Why does Jerome take his tools out of the wall?

(see the answer key)

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