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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. How does Jerome feel about the woodland animals?
(a) They are unwanted guests
(b) They do not own the woods
(c) They are his private property
(d) They do not belong to him

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

3. Who takes up caring for Mrs. Grouch's babies?
(a) Old Grouch
(b) Papa
(c) Emma
(d) Jerome

4. The Eppy house was located...
(a) In a pasture below the mountains
(b) In the local suburbs
(c) Closer to town
(d) In a grove of redwoods

5. Mama and Papa are taking their babies out at night to...
(a) Play freely
(b) Help them learn to see in the dark
(c) Teach them to hunt
(d) Teach them defense skills

Short Answer Questions

1. The hungry fawn is very attracted to...

2. What drew Cilly to the ramshackle house in the grove?

3. Who is Mr. Grouch?

4. When Donald Roger hears Emma Lou approaching the cabin, he...

5. What are Mr. Grouch's least agreeable characteristics?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why would a person use a store window for the front of his home?

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

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

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

5. Why does Emma Lou, initially, want to pay a visit to Jerome?

6. How does Emma Lou know the mountain lion is gone? Why doesn't she tell Jerome?

7. What might Jerome mean when he tells Old Grouch that he was "licked" when he arrived here?

8. Discuss Ben's visit to Jerome. What do we learn about the Eppys and Ben in this chapter?

9. 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?

10. What gives Jerome happiness in this first chapter of the story?

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