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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 Emma Lou feel about Donald?
(a) She has a heartfelt desire to see him move away
(b) She feels rage toward him for letting his dog kill animals
(c) She wants to bump into him in the woods
(d) She is fascinated by him

2. What characteristic makes Jerome Kildee want to live in the middle of the forest?
(a) He is a silent man
(b) He is afraid of people
(c) He is a forager
(d) He is speech impaired

3. What made Emma Lou finally decide to go to Jerome's door?
(a) He invited her for lunch
(b) He smiled at her in the post office
(c) She liked the look of his front window
(d) Her anger gave her the courage to go

4. Moving Runt's box requires Jerome to...
(a) Change the wiring of the cabinet
(b) Rewire the room's lighting
(c) Renovate the living room
(d) Move the wood stove

5. How did Charmine punish the runt of her litter?
(a) She whipped her with her tail
(b) She nipped at her and growled
(c) She gave her less food than the others
(d) She left her behind when the family went to the spring

Short Answer Questions

1. Papa's reaction to the sound of barking is to...

2. The Eppy house was located...

3. Another food source for the skunks is...

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

5. A luxury Jerome enjoys now that he is retired is...

Short Essay Questions

1. Jerome tells Old Grouch that he dealt with sad people. What was so sad about Jerome's profession?

2. 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?

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

4. 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?

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

6. When Jerome wakes up, the little fawn is hungry. What makes this passage humorous?

7. After carving Charmine's gravestone, what is Jerome inspired to do next? Why?

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

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

10. To what is Jerome referring, when he tells Old Grouch, "I have missed much."

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