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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Jerome knows it is possible that, at some point...
(a) He will want to work again
(b) He will be too tired to feed the animals
(c) The raccoons and skunks will fight
(d) He will need to move out

3. As food for the raccoons, Donald has brought...
(a) Canned corn
(b) Chicken scraps
(c) Fresh eggs
(d) Green corn

4. Jerome emphasizes that it is not polite to fight when one is...
(a) A raccoon
(b) So young
(c) A guest
(d) A skunk

5. Emma Lou wants to take her statue of Old Grouch...
(a) Because she is leaving for good
(b) To take to school with her
(c) Because she misses him
(d) To put in her bedroom

6. Responses to Donald's ads have resulted in...
(a) Placement for all the raccoons
(b) Requests for adoption of Emma Lou
(c) Requests for interviews with Jerome
(d) A fad of raising skunks at home

7. Jerome prepares for the party by...
(a) Making punch
(b) Cleaning under the bed
(c) Warming the cabin
(d) Making sandwiches

8. The spotted skunks that Jerome has in his care at this time...
(a) Are not enough to meet the demands
(b) Are too many for the zoos
(c) Are not the right breed for zoos
(d) Are too precious to sell

9. Donald is not proud of himself regarding...
(a) Officer Hinkle's visit
(b) His deer hunting
(c) The death of Mrs. Grouch
(d) His mean dogs

10. When the children leave together, Jerome realizes that...
(a) They are better kids than he thought
(b) His plan for peace between them has worked
(c) The two are actually in love
(d) His world is about to change

11. When the storm dies down, Jerome's house...
(a) Is leaking water everywhere
(b) Is left with cracks and holes
(c) Settles back into place
(d) Is severely damaged

12. Regarding the Eppys' long walk home,...
(a) Jerome decides to check on them
(b) Jerome wishes they had stayed
(c) Jerome is not worried
(d) Jerome frets about their safety

13. Jerome is weary from...
(a) Visits from Emma Lou and Donald
(b) Working on stone projects
(c) Building new nests for the animals
(d) The chaos of so many animals in the house

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Jerome turns Monarch's corral into...

2. Now out on his own, Monarch ...

3. Donald agrees to think about...

4. Jerome needs a walk, but he sits, instead, because...

5. The Eppys include the parents, Emma Lou and...

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