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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Emma has to convince Officer Hinkle that...
(a) Monarch was an orphan
(b) Monarch's mother had left him
(c) Monarch loves people
(d) Monarch's life was in danger

2. Jim Hinkle would like Jerome to ...
(a) Carve a statue of himself
(b) Sell his work at the market
(c) Carve a statue of his dog
(d) Carve a statue of Monarch

3. Jerome realizes that, secretly, that...
(a) He likes Donald Roger
(b) He needs some quiet time
(c) He wants the deer in the house
(d) He is very lonely

4. It worries Jerome that Donald might...
(a) Report him again to Hinkle
(b) Encounter Emma Lou on his visits
(c) Take away all the animals
(d) Step on the baby raccoons

5. Emma sees the corn cobs on the floor and...
(a) Is disgusted with poor housekeeping
(b) Cleans them up
(c) Wonders why Jerome has not swept
(d) Does not mention them

6. To find out about shipping the animals, Donald has written to...
(a) United parcel service
(b) A sporting magazine
(c) A zoo and fur farm
(d) A crating company

7. Emma Lou has been eating quite a bit of...
(a) Fresh bread
(b) Venison
(c) Rabbit meat
(d) Chicken

8. For the Christmas party, Jerome is expecting...
(a) Donald Roger
(b) Monarch and his family
(c) The entire Eppy family
(d) Skunks and raccoons

9. Jerome appreciates that the Eppys...
(a) Walked a mile in the rain to his house
(b) Are an outspoken bunch
(c) Left their boots outside
(d) Like his animals

10. Emma recognizes that Donald has...
(a) Helped Jerome in the past
(b) Done a lot of work on this problem
(c) Grown to love the wild animals
(d) A lot of money

11. Emma Lou wants Jerome to think that the Christmas party...
(a) Will be small and cozy
(b) Will be no trouble
(c) Is just for the animals
(d) Is the only one she will attend

12. Jerome is somewhat concerned when...
(a) The wind moves his redwood tree
(b) The animals become rowdy
(c) The rain drenches his yard
(d) A hurricane approaches

13. Jerome is waiting for Emma Lou to...
(a) Hint about what she wants for Christmas
(b) Present him with a gift
(c) Say she does not want a present
(d) Tell him what she has gotten him for Christmas

14. Emma Lou gives Jerome a present for Christmas that...
(a) She bought for him in town
(b) She traded her beany for
(c) She has made for him
(d) She carved from stone

15. Donald shares his idea about...
(a) Penning all the animals together
(b) Selling the animals to replenish wildlife
(c) Selling the animals for fur
(d) Selling the animals for hunting

Short Answer Questions

1. At the table, Emma Lou and Donald gently argue about...

2. The skunks are wanted by...

3. Donald stops in a thicket to stare at Emma Lou because...

4. Jerome thinks Emma may suspect that...

5. For entertainment, Emma Lou...

(see the answer keys)

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