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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. The Eppys like to have...
(a) Tea
(b) Heavy suppers
(c) Light meals
(d) Brunch
2. Why does Jerome take his tools out of the wall?
(a) To fix the wall damaged by packrats
(b) To secure his home from Strong Heart
(c) To make a headstone for Charmine
(d) To stabilize his front door
3. How does Jerome feel about carving a headstone for Charmine?
(a) He is too sad to do much work on it
(b) He thinks it is unnecessary
(c) He is frustrated over his diminishing skill
(d) He is eager, and happy to be working
4. Jerome thinks that Old Grouch is...
(a) Pining for his wife
(b) Looking for Strong Heart
(c) Missing Emma Lou
(d) Preparing to die
5. What is keeping Jerome awake at night?
(a) The sounds of the racoons
(b) Owls hooting overhead
(c) The noise from rats in the wall
(d) The skunks crying for food
Short Answer Questions
1. Emma refers to her parents as...
2. How does Old Grouch demonstrate his indifference as a parent?
3. Mama and Papa are taking their babies out at night to...
4. Where did Emma go to visit her aunt?
5. For Jerome, camping out proves to be...
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Strong Heart come barking toward Jerome's house? What happens to him?
2. What makes Emma so contentious and determined to battle with Donald Cabot?
3. Why does Emma Lou, initially, want to pay a visit to Jerome?
4. Why is it nerve-wracking for Donald Roger to show up at Jerome's house in this chapter?
5. Discuss the sense of mourning in the house over Charmine's demise.
6. Discuss Jerome's camping experience.
7. Looking back at this chapter, what stands out as ironic, given the outcome of the story?
8. What does Jerome gather from Old Grouch's behavior while the baby skunks are under the house? What might his conclusions reveal about his own past?
9. What can we assume about Emma, based on her trip through the blackberry patch and her prized beany?
10. Although Jerome has given up stonecutting, his reaction to making Charmine's gravestone is interesting. Discuss what might be happening in this regard.
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