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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Emma Lou wants Jerome to think that the Christmas party...

2. Jerome needs a walk, but he sits, instead, because...

3. As a team effort, Donald and Emma Lou share the task of...

4. Jerome decides to give Emma...

5. Donald stops in a thicket to stare at Emma Lou because...

Short Essay Questions

1. What becomes clear about Donald's need to compete with Emma Lou? What is his problem with her?

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

3. Why does Donald choose to go to the country school where Emma goes? Does he have hidden motives?

4. What does Jerome seem to realize after Donald's appearance in this chapter? Why does he invited him for dinner?

5. How do Jim Hinkle and Jerome become friends?

6. Poor Jerome is discouraged. How do we know this?

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

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

9. What does Emma suspect has become of Monarch? Why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is Jerome Kildee a poor man? If not, how does the reader know? Do a careful reading of the story and find passages that reveal hints about Jerome's financial status, and draw your conclusions in a persuasive essay.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the reason Jerome sealed his stonecutting tools up in his fireplace. Used for something he had done all of his life, why would he want the tools to be unavailable? Speculate on his feelings about stonecutting when he built his little house, and how they may have changed over time. Try to draw an analogy to this decision of Jerome's.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on the subject of taming wild raccoons. Research to find out what kinds of problems, laws and other issues face people who allow raccoons to become pets. In conclusion, advise and convince your audience as to your educated opinion on domesticating raccoons.

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