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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. Where is it thought that Madeleine moves after leaving Benny?
(a) Amarillo
(b) Cincinnati
(c) Toronto
(d) Portland

2. How many acres does Del's family live on?
(a) 19
(b) 7
(c) 3
(d) 9

3. Who has arrived in the car with American license plates?
(a) Uncle Craig
(b) Aunt Willie
(c) Uncle Bill
(d) Aunt Elspeth

4. What is Del's job during the fishing expeditions?
(a) Bait hooks
(b) Catch frogs
(c) Clean fish
(d) Dig worms

5. What is the plan to keep Major from killing again?
(a) Send him to obedience school
(b) Let him run away
(c) Keep him tied up
(d) Lock him in the house

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Del's father not want to believe about the family dog?

2. What news does Del receive when she returns home from her aunts' house?

3. Who is the main character of this book?

4. During what months do Del's mother and the children live in the rented house?

5. What is the name of the store Del must pass to get home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the fate of Uncle Craig's manuscript?

2. What object of Uncle Craig's do Del's aunts give to her after his death?

3. Where do Del's aunts move after Uncle Craig dies?

4. What is Owen's idea to help save Major?

5. Whatever happens to the turtle soup?

6. What are the circumstances of Del's biting Mary Agnes?

7. What prompts Del to call Uncle Bill her "fairy godfather?"

8. How does the story begin?

9. What is Del's mother's occupation in this chapter?

10. How does Del's mother manage to have her children live in town during the school year?

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