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

2. To what strange place does Mrs. Grouch move her children?
(a) The bathroom
(b) Jerome's bed
(c) Jerome's oven
(d) The cupboard

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

4. Who is Ben Eppy?
(a) Emma's father
(b) The Eppys' youngest son
(c) An uncle to Emma
(d) Emma's brother in law

5. Papa and Mama bring their baby skunks to Jerome for...
(a) Feeding
(b) Warmth
(c) Discipline
(d) Affection

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jerome regret about the people he encountered in his work?

2. Emma Lou has skills that Jerome does not have, including...

3. What does Emma Lou discover in the blackberry patch?

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

5. Who is Emma Lou Eppy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

4. What do we learn in this chapter about Jerome's marital status?

5. Something new about Emma Lou comes out in this chapter. Discuss the revelation.

6. What makes Emma so contentious and determined to battle with Donald Cabot?

7. Why does Jerome consider taking a floorboard out?

8. Why is it nerve-wracking for Donald Roger to show up at Jerome's house in this chapter?

9. Although Jerome has given up stonecutting, his reaction to making Charmine's gravestone is interesting. Discuss what might be happening in this regard.

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

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