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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Emma Lou has moved away from her childhood dreams of...
(a) A knight on a white horse
(b) Owning a veterinary hospital
(c) Being a farmer
(d) Running a campground

3. Why does Emma Lou's brother, Ben, pay a visit to Jerome?
(a) He wants to see the array of animals
(b) He wants to confront Jerome about hunting
(c) His mother wonders why Emma Lou goes there
(d) He is suspicious of Jerome's intentions

4. What change does Jerome make in the presence of Mr. and Mrs. Grouch?
(a) He learns how to sing like animals
(b) He begins to talk about himself and his past
(c) He fixes better meals so he can share with them
(d) He sleeps better when they are there

5. Why did Donald Roger pay a visit to Jerome?
(a) To look at the inside of the cabin
(b) To get some ideas for building a shack
(c) To pay him for the racoon his dog killed
(d) To discuss Emma Lou's rage toward him

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mr. Grouch get in and out of the house?

2. Emma tries to teach the raccoons, using...

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

4. The figure of Charmine on the stone looks like Charmine when she...

5. How does Jerome feel about Emma arming herself with a rifle?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jerome assume about the status of Papa skunk when the new babies arrive?

2. What is different now about Emma Lou's dinner invitation?

3. Donald is spying on Jerome Kildee's house from the woods. What might this tell us about the time of history in which the book was written?

4. What can we learn about the Eppy family, based on the description of their arrival at the redwood grove which would become their home?

5. Write a short essay about the subtle clues regarding Jerome's life. This is something of a fantasy story, but there are real life elements that are only mentioned in passing. What are they, and what do they indicate?

6. There is a telling sentence about Jerome's relationships with women in the description of Emma Lou. Do a close reading and discuss some possible meanings.

7. What makes Jerome feel better about the lonesomeness of his home?

8. What can we assume about Emma, based on her trip through the blackberry patch and her prized beany?

9. What breaks the ice between Jerome Kildee and Emma Lou Eppy?

10. Looking back at this chapter, what stands out as ironic, given the outcome of the story?

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