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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. Jerome knows it is possible that, at some point...

2. During the school year, Emma Lou and Donald Roger...

3. The skunks startle and run out the door when...

4. The Eppys want to come to Jerome's because...

5. How is the raccoon feeding problem solved?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What new thing does the reader learn about Jerome Kildee in this chapter?

4. How do Jim Hinkle and Jerome become friends?

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

6. What activities seem to bring the two kids together? Why?

7. Why is Jerome feeling stressful?

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

9. Why are Jerome Kildee's nerves frayed at this time? There is more than one reason.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Montgomery deal with the authoritative nature of Jim Hinkle? Is Hinkle an aggressive or over-zealous enforcer of the law? How does Emma Lou's attitude change toward game wardens after spending a day with Jim Hinkle? Why would HInkle come from Santa Cruz all the way up to the redwoods to check on this complaint?

Essay Topic 2

The two children in the story, Emma Lou Eppy and Donald Roger Cabot, are sworn enemies who deliberately think of ways to hurt one another. Is this an example of normal adolescent flirtation, or is there something more that separates the two children? What makes them so different from one another? Is there an underlying cause, besides a difference of opinion about hunting?

Essay Topic 3

Jerome is able to bridge the gap between the two cultures of the Eppys and the Cabots. How does he do this? Is it inadvertent? From what social class is Jerome Kildee, himself?

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