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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. During the school year, Emma Lou and Donald Roger...
(a) Do homework together
(b) Continue with their feuding
(c) Visit Jerome together
(d) Make peace with one another

2. On one of his visits, Donald brought...
(a) A raccoon trap
(b) A squirrel cage
(c) A hamster wheel
(d) A rabbit trap

3. Regarding the Eppys' long walk home,...
(a) Jerome is not worried
(b) Jerome frets about their safety
(c) Jerome decides to check on them
(d) Jerome wishes they had stayed

4. Donald and Emma Lou are...
(a) Angry at Jerome for tricking them
(b) Jealous of Old Grouch's attentions
(c) Set on training the animals
(d) Surprised to see one another

5. Donald stops in a thicket to stare at Emma Lou because...
(a) Is afraid she will chase him
(b) Realizes she has won
(c) He wants to intimidate her
(d) He admires her yell

Short Answer Questions

1. Donald shares his idea about...

2. At the table, Emma Lou and Donald gently argue about...

3. How is the raccoon feeding problem solved?

4. When she arrives for dinner, Emma Lou...

5. Jerome prepares for the party by...

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Jerome generate the spirit of Christmas in preparation for the party? Again, compare this to a Christmas party you might have at home.

4. Discuss Emma Lou's response to the discovery that Donald has been visiting Jerome. How is Jerome affected?

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

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

7. Why has Donald come to visit Jerome?

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

9. Emma Lou's life is busier than today's students'. Describe her day and compare it to your own.

10. Jerome is more comfortable with Emma Lou and Donald now. Why?

(see the answer keys)

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