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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. To keep Monarch out of the house, Jerome ...
(a) Scolds him loudly
(b) Puts him on a leash
(c) Withholds his food
(d) Builds a gate for the doorway

2. Jim Hinkle wants Jerome to...
(a) Leave Monarch's gate open
(b) Take Monarch into the woods
(c) Keep Monarch penned up
(d) Bring Monarch into the house

3. Jerome is waiting for Emma Lou to...
(a) Say she does not want a present
(b) Present him with a gift
(c) Tell him what she has gotten him for Christmas
(d) Hint about what she wants for Christmas

4. Jerome realizes that, secretly, that...
(a) He needs some quiet time
(b) He likes Donald Roger
(c) He wants the deer in the house
(d) He is very lonely

5. Why is Jerome not enjoying the spring weather?
(a) He is lonely
(b) He has too many animals
(c) He likes winter
(d) He has allergies

Short Answer Questions

1. Jerome emphasizes that it is not polite to fight when one is...

2. When the animals are taken away, Jerome will...

3. Emma Lou and Jerome decide to...

4. Jerome turns Monarch's corral into...

5. Emma Lou arrives with the news that...

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the pipe smoking among the Eppy men. Would this seem unusual today?

2. Why has Donald come to visit Jerome?

3. Discuss what Emma has managed to teach the skunks to do as tricks.

4. What can the reader deduce about Jerome's cooking skills? Why?

5. What is it about the spotted skunks that is special?

6. How does Monarch respond to his new freedom? Is he typical of a deer?

7. Discuss Donald's idea for solving Jerome's animal population explosion.

8. When Emma proves that Monarch's mother was killed by a lion, how does she react? How does she feel about her reaction?

9. Why does Jerome decide to give Emma money for Christmas, rather than a gift?

10. Discuss Jerome's scheme. Was he taking a risk? Why, or why not?

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