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

3. Jerome is a bit worried at the end of this chapter because...
(a) The baby skunks are under the bed
(b) His pack rats have gone silent
(c) The baby raccoons have not returned
(d) Old Grouch has not awakened

4. Who is Ben Eppy?
(a) Emma's brother in law
(b) The Eppys' youngest son
(c) An uncle to Emma
(d) Emma's father

5. Jerome decides to use his stonecutter's tools to make...
(a) A headstone
(b) An obelisk
(c) A pyramid
(d) A statue

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

7. Emma Lou probably gets her tough-guy attitude from...
(a) Having all brothers
(b) Having mean parents
(c) Being raised in the woods
(d) Going to a bad school

8. Why does Jerome check his fireplace before lighting a fire?
(a) He wants to be sure he has used up the wood from the last fire
(b) He wants to be sure the draft is right
(c) A rat resides in the chimney
(d) The family of spotted skunks may be hiding there

9. Emma Lou has skills that Jerome does not have, including...
(a) The ability to set up a camp
(b) Surviving through the winter
(c) Knowledge of how to get rid of skunk smell
(d) Spelling and grammar

10. Who is Amby?
(a) A boy from school
(b) The youngest Eppy boy
(c) The oldest Eppy boy
(d) A boy from town

11. What breed is Strong-Heart?
(a) Collie
(b) Labrador
(c) Pit bull
(d) Doberman

12. Emma refers to her parents as...
(a) Job and Cilly
(b) Her jailers
(c) The bosses
(d) The old folks

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

14. What drew Cilly to the ramshackle house in the grove?
(a) The smell of wildlife
(b) The ambience
(c) Wooden floors
(d) Big windows

15. How does Jerome manage to protect his food?
(a) He puts everything under lock and key
(b) He trains the animals to stay out of the cupboards
(c) He makes latches that can be opened by pulling a string
(d) He puts his food in a safe